Mental Health Law in England and Wales: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals

This complete and comprehensive guide to the Mental Health Act 1983 for any mental health professional ¿ from social workers, psychologists and occupational therapists, to doctors and nurses. The book aims to simplify mental health law so that it¿s accessible to busy professionals at all stages of practice as well as those affected by mental health law. Key chapters include details on who operates the Act, who is affected by it, how the law governs issues of capacity and consent to treatment, how to appeal against compulsion, and the role of the nearest relative. There are also important chapters on advocacy, children and human rights issues, as well as an extensive appendices which provide access to the 1983 Act itself, important rules and regulations, and a summary of key cases.