A clinician's brief guide to the Mental Health Act / Nick Brindle, Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Tony Zigmond, Consultant General Adult Psychiatrist, RCPsych Lead on Mental Health Law.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Setting the scene, statutory law and the common law -- The Human Rights Act in clinical practice -- Capacity : the Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards -- The Mental Health Act -- The Mental Health Act : Part II (civil sections) -- The Mental Health Act : Part III (sections relating to courts and prisons) -- Community Treatment Orders -- The Mental Health Act : Part IV Consent to treatment -- Appeals against detention/compulsion -- Special provisions in relation to minors -- How to become section 12 approved and/or an Approved Clinician -- Reform of the Mental Health Act.

"This is a 'how to' book. It is designed as an easy-to-read and interesting guide to understanding those parts of the Mental Health Act 1983 that clinicians need in their daily practice. It covers civil and court detentions, Community Treatment Orders, consent to treatment and giving written and oral evidence for Mental Health Tribunals. It also includes relevant aspects of the Human Rights Act 1998, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (including the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards) and illustrative case law. Although it should be of particular interest to doctors seeking approval under section 12 and doctors and other clinicians wishing to become Approved Clinicians in England, it will aid understanding of the processes for all users of the Mental Health Act"-- Provided by publisher.

Cataloging Notes: 20240511 STAMIU-0199STAMIU-0199