this paper is to describe the evolution of legislation relevant to people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) since the Scottish Parliament came into being in 1999; this will be particularly relevant to practitioners working with people with IDs within mental health and forensic mental health services...
Mental Health Actpersonality disorderspsychopathymental illnessco-morbidityhigh-security hospitalsMental health legislation in Britain has traditionally encouraged a distinctionbetweenpersonality disordered andmentally ill offenders, butresearchon co-morbidity indicates that few patients exhibit an Axis I or an ...
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However, the clinical disorder may impair the patient's ability to make a rational decision, and in these circumstances, mental health legislation provides a legal framework for their treatment. Britain has had laws concerning the compulsory admission to hospitals since 1890 (Unsworth, 1987), the ...
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secondary legislation in the meantime in relation to matters where widespread support was demonstrated through the consultation. Specifically, building in an extended time period to the moratorium on diligence for those undergoing mental ...
Secondhand smoke levels in Scottish pubs: the effect of smoke-free legislation. To compare levels of particulate matter, as a marker of secondhand smoke (SHS) levels, in pubs before and 2 months after the implementation of Scottish leg... S Semple,KS Creely,A Naji,... - 《Tobacco Control...
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The Court looked at the background to the legislation, namely the Millan Report which was laid before the Scottish Parliament by the Scottish Ministers in 2001. It showed that providing an appeals mechanism for patients detained in the State Hospital was a matter of particular urgency. Parliament...
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