Mental Health Law 2E A Practical Guide

Summary:
'At last, a straight forward, 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, Review of the first edition

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.

• Written by specialist authors with years of clinical experience
• Multidisciplinary approach
• Fully updated and expanded to include the Mental Health Act 2007 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Expanded sections on Scotland and Northern Ireland
• More academic citations, legal cases and further reading
• Includes case vignettes to highlight practical application of the laws

Table of Contents:
1. History of mental health legislation
2. Definitions used in mental health legislation
3. Professional roles
4. Safeguards for patients
5. Compulsory admission to hospital
6. Consent to treatment provisions under the Mental Health Act
7. Community treatment orders, leave of absence and after-care
8. Guardianship
9. Patients concerned in criminal proceedings or under sentence
10. Mental Health Review Tribunals (First tier tribunals)
11. Roles, responsibilities and powers of hospital managers
12. Cross-border arrangements
13. The Code of Practice: Mental Health Act 1983 as revised in 2008
14. Care Quality Commission
15. Principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
16. Consent and capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005
17. The Mental Capacity Act 2005: provisions
18. The Mental Capacity Act 2005: safeguards to protect vulnerable people
19. The Mental Capacity Act 2005: Code of Practice
20. The Human Rights Act 1998
21. Mental health medication and the law
22. Research ethics
24. Children's mental health law
26. Race, culture and mental health
27. Suicidal patients
28. Assessment of risk of violence
29. International comparison of mental health legislation

About the Author(s):
Basant K Puri, Professor and Honorary Consultant in Imaging and Psychiatry, Imperial College London
Robert Brown, Director of Edge Training and Consultancy Ltd., Visiting Fellow at Bournemouth University
Heather McKee, Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Royal Hospital for Neurodisability, Putney, London
Ian Treasaden, Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Three Bridges Medium Secure Unit, West London Mental Health NHS Trust, Middlesex and Head of Forensic Neurosciences, Lipid Neuroscience Group and Honorary Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London

Readership:
Trainees and practitioners in psychiatry, clinical psychology, nursing, social work and occupational therapy.