Mental Health Act 1983: guardianship order and definition of mental impairment.

Implications of the Mental Health Act 1983 (Remedial) Order 2001.

Whereas: (a) sections 72(1) and 73(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983(1) have been declared(2) under section 4 of the Human Rights Act 1998(3) to be incompatible with a Convention right(4); (b) the time for bringing an appeal has expired and no appeal has been brought within that time; (c) the Secretary of State considers that there are compelling reasons for proceeding by way of a remedial order...

Reforming the 1983 Mental Health Act.

A "Scoping Study Committee" has been established to advise the government on reform of the 1983 Mental Health Act (MHA). This provides a valuable opportunity for addressing, among other issues, the problem of discrimination against those with mental disorder. People with mental disorder are discriminated against in two quite different ways. Consider Mr A and Mr B, both of whom have been serious...

Mental handicap and the mental health act.

Faith, ethics and Section 63 of the Mental Health Act 1983

Section 63 of the Mental Health Act 1983 states that an approved clinician can provide medical treatment irrespective of whether or not a detained patient has capacity to refuse such treatment. Case law has established that a range of acts ancillary to the core mental disorder treatment are allowed under Section 63. This article analyses a unique court judgment involving a detained Jehovah's Wi...

Social Impairment and Mental Health

Stress resulting from living in large cities (and alienation in certain individuals) fuels the high incidence of psychiatric illnesses in modern metropolises. Some pathology as Schizophrenia and Asperger has deficits on social cognition mechanisms and its presentation may be influenced by social environmental impact. Even more, common mental disease such as depression and personality disorders ...