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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...
متن کاملImplications 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...
متن کاملEffect of the 1983 Mental Health Act on the management of psychiatric patients.
Two principal objectives of the 1983 Mental Health Act were to decrease the use of emergency orders and to give patients on observation orders the right of appeal. Statistics were collected from the 13 hospitals that admit acute psychiatric patients in the Greater Manchester area, and the figures for 1980-1 were compared with those for 1984-5. Changes in use of the different sections were exami...
متن کاملA critical review of patients under Section 5(2) of the Mental Health Act of 1983.
BACKGROUND Patients who suffer from mental illness within the definition of the Mental Health Act of 1983 and present a risk to themselves, to other people or at risk of self neglect or deterioration, can be detained under section. Section 5(2) applies for patients who are already admitted to hospital and express their wish to leave against medical advice. It requires the recommendation of one ...
متن کاملFaith, 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...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Ethics
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0306-6800
DOI: 10.1136/jme.25.5.363