Product Description

This book explains, and includes, the complete Mental Health Act 1983 as amended by the 2007 Act. It provides clear guidance on how mental health law operates in practice and describes in detail how people can be admitted to psychiatric hospital or treated in the community. The 2007 Act provides the legal basis for informal admission, compulsory admission (sometimes referred to as sectioning ), as well as guardianship and the new Community Treatment Order, and this is covered in the book. Another section deals with provisions for mentally disordered offenders who may come into mental health services via the courts or by being transferred from prison. Above all, the book provides a clear and accessible guide for any Approved Mental Health Professional from social workers to GPs and nurses.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34672 in Books
• Published on: 2008-12-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 390 pages

Review
An excellent text explaining the intricate detail of mental health law --Senior Lecturer, University of Derby

Clearly tells you the what, where, how and why of Mental Health Law. --Senior Lecturer, Leeds Metropolitan University

Excellent up to date information relating to legislation and what it means. --Social Workers, Darlington Borough Council

Essential reading for all mental health students. Excellent text. --Lecturer, University of Northampton

Excellent up to date information relating to legislation and what it means. --Social Workers, Darlington Borough Council

Essential reading for all mental health students. Excellent text. --Lecturer, University of Northampton

About the Author
Rob Brown is Director of the Approved Social Workers course in South West England, delivered in association with Bournemouth University. He is also the Area Mental Health Act Commissioner for Dorset and Somerset, having been a member of the Mental Health Act Commission since 1992. Rob previously worked as a Mental Welfare Officer and then an Approved Social Worker with Hampshire County Council. He has been a lecturer at Southampton University, Stirling University and Croydon College. He contributes to the training of section 12 approved doctors in South West England and South Wales. Rob has published widely in the field of mental health law.