Mental Health ActlegislationScotlandThis article sets out the main provisions of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 of relevance to doctors in the first few years after qualification. It sets out the criteria for compulsory intervention, the main compulsory orders, ...
There are many forms of CBT that build on its core principles, such as dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), exposure therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Mental health professionals may use these approaches to treat specific challenges or to tailor sessions to a client’s unique...
Scotland provides an example of a process where consumers, service providers, and policy makers were actively involved in revising legislation. Many other countries such as Jordan, Niger, Uganda, the UK, Zambia, etc., are also in the process of revising existing legislation. On the other hand,...
The biopsychosocial model is presently the dominant framework in mental health research. Importantly, neither “model” should be viewed as a scientific or philosophical model in the sense that it provides specific explanatory variables or mechanisms. Rather, they simply act as a way to frame ...
He has since become an advocate for tackling mental health problems among young men, and was recently quoted as saying that “it can be a male thing in Scotland to act the tough man…but the reality is if people open up and speak it can help everyone”. In Scotland (and perhaps ...
2) Functionings: Forms of valuable being and doing e.g. healthy body, being safe, being educated, having a good job. The CA places particular emphasis on 'agency free- dom'; the ability to act in accordance with one's 'chosen goals and values as an element of a person's effective ...
Even though people spend the majority of their time indoors, the role of buildings in shaping human experience is still not well understood. The objective of this experimental project is to develop, test, and validate a data-driven neuroscience approach
anxiety, formerly called Panoply, produced “significant benefits, particularly for depressed individuals,” suggesting that charities or mental health organisations should continue to investigate online forms of communication in order to reach sufferers, or allow sufferers to share their recovery journeys....
Scotland (Scottish Mental Health Law Review, 2021), England and Wales (Department of Health and Social Care, 2021), and Ireland (Mental Health Reform, 2021) are currently reviewing mental health legislation, while India has introduced the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 to meet its CRPD obligations ...
Several countries have started to look towards national policies focusing on childhood, the most prominent perhaps is Scotland and their governmental plan to give every child their best start in life (Scottish Government, 2010). We would like to apply the traditional principles of mental health ...