KIE After reviewing the history of mental health legislation in England, Hamilton discusses some provisions of the new Mental Health Act that went into effect in September 1983. Among the issues pertaining to involuntary commitment covered by the act are the terminology and definition of mental illn...
Rohde, a British consultant psychiatrist, expresses his concern overthe 1983 Mental Health Act's failure to clarify several areas of patient care. The Act and its accompanying memorandum makes it unclear whether staff havethe right to continue to treat patients committed on a short term emergencyba...
The Mental Health (Public Safety and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 1999 was an act of the Scottish Parliament which was passed by the Parliament in September 1999 and was designed to close a loophole in the law which led to the release of mentally ill killer, Noel Ruddle, who was released from...
"There's been a significant rise in the number of young people suffering from a mental health problem over the last 10 years in the UK, but also around the world," says Dominique Thompson, a general practitioner who is also a young people's mental health expert. "Then along ca...
India is revising its mental health legislation with the Indian Mental Healthcare Act 2017 (IMHA). When implemented, this legislation will apply to over 1.25 billion people. In 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a Resource Book (WHO-RB) on mental health, human rights and legi...
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BC: British Columbia CBT: cognitive behaviour therapy CMHA: Canadian mental health association CSI: Client satisfaction inventory FP: Family physician LEAPS: Lam employment absence and productivity scale LOCF: last observation carried forward LR: likelihood ratio t NS: Nova Scotia PHQ-9:...
ourselves is important, and every act of care, no matter how small, matters. Upper Secondary We are thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of Mental Health Awareness Week, which took place from October 8 to October 12....
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The provision of aftercare under the Mental Health Act 1983. Richard Griffith , Senior Lecturer in Health Law at Swansea University, discusses a UK Supreme Court decision that clarified which aftercare body was re... R Griffith - 《British Journal of Nursing Bjn》 ...