The Mental Health Act, 1983, and its associated legislation, effects an extensive reorganisation of the law relating to mental health in New South Wales. This paper seeks to explain the operation of the Act from the point of view of medical practitioners, for the most part medical officers ...
The Operation of the Mental Health Act, 1983 (NSW) The Mental Health Act, 1983, and its associated legislation, effects an extensive reorganisation of the law relating to mental health in New South Wales. T... Errington,R Michael - 《Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry》 被引量...
The Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right of all people to enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health pleaded the urgent need for governments to act through appropriate laws and policies. We argue that Australia is in breach of international obligations,...
This chapter starts by exploring the differences between the broader disability and mental health sectors, including an outline of their historically separate development, as a way of providing the ‘lens’ through which many of the subsequent challenges
Comparison of accredited person and medical officer discharge decisions under the Mental Health Act of NSW: A cohort study of deliberate self-poisoning pat... The Accredited Persons Programme was introduced in 2003. The relevantMental Health Acts(NSW) authorised reviews by appropriately credentialed ...
Stigma and discrimination towards people with mental health conditions by their communities are common worldwide. This can result in a range of negative outcomes for affected persons, including poor access to health care. However, evidence is still patchy from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs...
Transfers of remand and sentenced prisoners to hospital under the mental health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 In the United Kingdom, prisoners with mental disorder who require inpatient treatment may be transferred to hospital under mental health legislation. This ... U Okudo - 《Journ...
Racial, ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity in Australia is rapidly increasing. Although Indigenous Australians account for only approximately 3.5% of the country’s population, over 50% of Australians were born overseas or have at least one migran
Health4Life has been evaluated in a cluster-randomized controlled trial (CRCT), including 71 schools across three Australian States (New South Wales, NSW; Queensland, QLD; Western Australia, WA)25. As the Health4Life trial tested a MHBC intervention spanning six lifestyle behaviors and mental ...
2018. https://www.nswmentalhealthcommission.com.au/report/accessibility-and-quality-mental-health-services-rural-and-remote-australia. Google Scholar Petrie K, Baldwin P, Crawford J, Harvey SB. The voice of mental health practice in Australia: a mixed-method cross-sectional study of gaps and ...