304 Pages
    by CRC Press

    304 Pages
    by CRC Press

    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.

    History of mental health legislation
    Definitions used in mental health legislation
    Professional roles
    Safeguards for patients
    Compulsory admission to hospital
    Consent to treatment provisions under the Mental Health Act
    Community treatment orders, leave of absence and after-care
    Guardianship
    Patients concerned in criminal proceedings or under sentence
    Mental Health Review Tribunals (First tier tribunals)
    Roles, responsibilities and powers of hospital managers
    Cross-border arrangements
    The Code of Practice: Mental Health Act 1983 as revised in 2008
    Care Quality Commission
    Principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
    Consent and capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005
    The Mental Capacity Act 2005: provisions
    The Mental Capacity Act 2005: safeguards to protect vulnerable people
    The Mental Capacity Act 2005: Code of Practice
    The Human Rights Act 1998
    Mental health medication and the law
    Research ethics
    Children's mental health law
    Race, culture and mental health
    Suicidal patients
    Assessment of risk of violence
    International comparison of mental health legislation

    Biography

    Basant Puri, Robert Brown, Heather McKee, Ian Treasaden

    Praise for the First Edition

    "At last, a straightforward, easy-to-read, concise practical guide to mental health law is available. This book will be welcomed by many clinicians as it clearly sets out most of the nuances of the Mental Health Act that during a busy day we can all struggle with."
    Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry