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Mental health law : policy and practice / Peter Bartlett and Ralph Sandland.

Title
Mental health law : policy and practice / Peter Bartlett and Ralph Sandland.
Author
Bartlett, Peter
Publication
London : Blackstone Press, c2000.

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Sandland, Ralph
Description
xxxii, 494 p. : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
Examining the legal structure of the mental health system, this book explains the legal principles. It places them in the context of their practical application, the realities of patient life, and the complexities of organising care.
Subject
  • Mental health laws > Great Britain
  • Insanity (Law) > Great Britain
  • Mental Health
  • Jurisprudence
  • Commitment of Mentally Ill > legislation & jurisprudence
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [449]-475) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Conceptualising Mental Health Law -- 2. Problems of Definition -- 3. An Overview of the Contemporary Mental Health System -- 4. Admission to Hospital -- 5. The Process of Civil Confinement -- 6. Mental Disorder and Criminal Justice -- 7. Treatment in Hospital -- 8. Leaving Hospital -- 9. Care, Control and Community -- 10. Mental Capacity (I) -- 11. Mental Capacity (II: Specific Contexts) -- 12. Legal Responses and Advocacy for Clients.
ISBN
1854319418
LCCN
^^^00302703^
OCLC
43340668
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library