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Mental health : law and practice / Philip Fennell.

Title
Mental health : law and practice / Philip Fennell.
Author
Fennell, Phil.
Publication
Bristol : Jordans, c2011.

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Additional Authors
Fennell, Phil.
Description
xlviii, 625 p.; 25 cm.
Summary
'Mental Health' provides a comprehensive, authoritative and practical guide to the operation of mental health law in the UK.
Subject
  • Great Britain
  • Great Britain
  • Mental Health Services > legislation & jurisprudence
  • Mental health laws > England
  • Mentally Ill Persons > legislation & jurisprudence
  • Persons with Mental Disabilities > legislation & jurisprudence
  • United Kingdom
  • United Kingdom
Genre/Form
Legislation
Note
  • Includes legislations.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Ch. 1. Background -- Ch. 2. Overview of the Mental Health Act 2007 -- Ch. 3. 'Mental Disorder' and the Availability of Appropriate Treatment -- Ch. 4. Statutory Powers and Responsibilities: the Powers and Duties of Mental Health Staff -- Ch. 5. Relatives, Independant Mental Health Advocates, and Hospital Managers -- Ch. 6. Powers of detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005 -- Ch. 7. Detention of Mentally Disordered Offenders -- Ch. 8. Compulsory Powers in the Community -- Ch. 9. Discharge and review of the lawfulness of detention by Mental Health Review Tribunals and the courts -- Ch. 10. Consent to Treatment for Mental Disorder -- Ch. 11. Children -- Ch. 12. Criminal Offences and Transfer of Patients Between Jurisdictions -- App. Mental Health Act 1983 (1983 c 20) (as amended by the Mental Health Act 2007)
ISBN
9781846612404 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^2011290417