Name: Mental Health Law 2E A Practical Guide By Basant Puri (Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College London, UK)
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Mental Health Law 2E A Practical Guide Summary

Mental Health Law 2E A Practical Guide by Basant Puri (Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College London, UK)

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.

Mental Health Law 2E A Practical Guide Reviews

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

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

About Basant Puri (Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College London, UK)

Basant Puri, Robert Brown, Heather McKee, Ian Treasaden

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

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GOR013622410

ISBN 13

9781444117141

ISBN 10

1444117149

Title

Mental Health Law 2E A Practical Guide by Basant Puri (Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College London, UK)

Author

Basant Puri (Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College London, UK)

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Paperback

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Year published

20120427

Number of pages

304

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Mental Health Law 2E A Practical Guide Basant Puri (Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College London, UK)

Mental Health Law 2E A Practical Guide by Basant Puri (Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College London, UK)

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Mental Health Law 2E A Practical Guide Summary

Mental Health Law 2E A Practical Guide by Basant Puri (Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College London, UK)

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About Basant Puri (Hammersmith Hospital and Imperial College London, UK)

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