Mental Health Law in England and Wales: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals (Third Edition) (Mental Health in Practice Series)

Synopsis

This is a complete guide to the Mental Health Act 1983, and is a comprehensive and up-to-date reference guide for any mental health professional – from social workers, psychologists and occupational therapists, to doctors and nurses. The book aims to simplify mental health law so that it’s accessible to busy professionals at all stages of practice as well as those affected by mental health law.

Key chapters include details on who operates the Act, who is affected by it, how people may be subject to compulsion, how the law governs issues of capacity and consent to treatment, how to appeal against compulsion, and the role of the nearest relative. There are also important chapters on advocacy, children and human rights issues, as well as extensive appendices, which provide access to the 1983 Act itself, important rules and regulations and a summary of key cases that have been decided by the courts.

Copyright:

2017

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781473934108

Related ISBNs:

9781473912823, 9781473912816, 9781473924772, 9781473934115

Publisher:

SAGE Publications

Date of Addition:

04/23/18

Copyrighted By:

Paul Barber, Robert Brown and Debbie Martin

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Psychology, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.