Main description:

Completely updated to reflect current changes in the law and in practice, Mental Health Law: A Practical Guide is a concise and approachable handbook to mental health law for students and professionals working in psychiatric settings.

Easy-to-read, practical, and illustrated with case examples and a wealth of practical advice to guide you through many complex legal issues
Multidisciplinary approach written by specialist authors and key opinion leaders who understand the practical issues you face
Fully updated and expanded to include the Mental Health Act 2007 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 so that you are totally up to date
Provides clear guidance, practical pointers, and all you need to know about mental health law implementation

This authoritative guide will serve as a comprehensive introduction and long-term resource manual for trainee and qualified psychiatrists as well as nurses, social workers, psychologists, and occupational therapists working in mental health.

Contents:

1. History of mental health legislation 2. Definitions used in mental health legislation 3. Professional roles 4. Safeguards for patients under the Mental Health Act 5. Compulsory Admission to Hospital: (Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Mental Health Act) 6. Consent to Treatment Provisions under the Mental Health Act 7. Community Treatment Orders, Leave of Absence and After-care 8. Guardianship (Sections 7 or 37 of the Mental Health Act) 9. Patients concerned in criminal proceedings or under sentence 10. Mental Health Tribunals 11. Hospital Managers 12. Cross-border arrangements 13. The Mental Health Act Code of Practice and the Reference Guide 14. The Care Quality Commission 15. Consent and Capacity 16. The Mental Capacity Act 2005: Principles 17. Mental Capacity Act 2005: Provisions 18. Assessment of Capacity 19. Safeguards under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 20. The Mental Capacity Act Codes of Practice 21. Human Rights Act 1998 in mental health legislation in the UK 22. Mental health, medication and the law 23. Research ethics 24. Child mental health law 25. Race, culture and mental health 26. Suicidal patients 27. Assessment of risk of violence 28. International comparison of mental health legislation