Decisions and dilemmas working with mental health law /

In the field of mental health law,we entrust decisions with consequences of the utmost gravity decisions about compulsory medical treatment and the loss of liberty to doctors and approved social workers. Yet, how do these non-lawyers make decisions where the legitimacy of those decisions derives...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Peay, Jill
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Portland, Or. ; Oxford : Hart, 2003.
Temas:
Mental health laws > Great Britain.
Commitment of Mentally Ill > legislation & jurisprudence > Great Britain.
Mental health laws > Great Britain.
Mental Health Services > legislation & jurisprudence > Great Britain.
Mentally Disabled Persons > legislation & jurisprudence > Great Britain.
Mental health laws
Great Britain
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Half Title Page; Title Page; Title verso; Foreword by Lady Justice Hale; Preface; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1. Robert Draper: A Case for Admission?; 2. Clive Wright
  • A Case for Discharge?; 3. Hazel Robinson
  • A Case for Compulsory Treatment?; 4. Decision-making Research: Context and Content; 5. Legal and Policy Context; 6. Conclusions; Appendix 1
  • Selected Sections of the Mental Health Act 1983; Appendix 2
  • Methodology; Appendix 3
  • Decision Outcomes; Case List; Bibliography; Index

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