Mental Health Law in England and Wales
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Mental Health Law in England and Wales

A Guide for Mental Health Professionals

Paul Barber, Robert Brown, Debbie Martin

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Mental Health Law in England and Wales

A Guide for Mental Health Professionals

Paul Barber, Robert Brown, Debbie Martin

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About This Book

Thiscomplete and comprehensive guide to the Mental Health Act 1983 for any mental health professional – from social workers, psychologists and occupational therapists, todoctors 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 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 andhuman rights issues, as well as an extensiveappendices which provide access to the 1983 Act itself, important rules andregulations, anda summary of key cases.

This fourth edition includes:

- Practical advice and checklists for working the Act

- Information on detention of patients in hospital under The Mental Health Act

- The impact of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 on periods of detention and places of safety

- Additional case law detailing patient discharges and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.
-The Supreme Court 2019 judgement in the case of D (A Child)

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Publisher
Learning Matters
Year
2019
ISBN
9781526498533
Edition
4
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Social Work
Index
Social Sciences

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    Citation styles for Mental Health Law in England and Wales

    APA 6 Citation

    Barber, P., Brown, R., & Martin, D. (2019). Mental Health Law in England and Wales (4th ed.). Learning Matters. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/3013542 (Original work published 2019)

    Chicago Citation

    Barber, Paul, Robert Brown, and Debbie Martin. (2019) 2019. Mental Health Law in England and Wales. 4th ed. Learning Matters. https://www.perlego.com/book/3013542.

    Harvard Citation

    Barber, P., Brown, R. and Martin, D. (2019) Mental Health Law in England and Wales. 4th edn. Learning Matters. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/3013542 (Accessed: 1 July 2024).

    MLA 7 Citation

    Barber, Paul, Robert Brown, and Debbie Martin. Mental Health Law in England and Wales. 4th ed. Learning Matters, 2019. Web. 1 July 2024.