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Principles of Mental Health Law and Policy
This major new work provides a comprehensive account of the law concerning mental health in England and Wales. Written and edited by a leading group of national and international authorities this book presents a detailed examination of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the changes introduced by the new Mental Health Act 2007
| Author(s) | Edited by Lawrence Gostin (Georgetown University), Jean McHale (University of Birmingham), Philip Fennell (Cardiff University), Ronald D. Mackay (De Montfort University), Peter Bartlett (University of Nottingham). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 1104 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 25 Mar 2010 |
| Availability | Available |
This major new work provides a comprehensive account of the law concerning mental health in England and Wales. Written and edited by a leading group of national and international authorities this book presents a detailed examination of the Mental Health Act 1983 and the changes introduced by the new Mental Health Act 2007
1. HISTORY AND CONTEXT OF MENTAL HEALTH LAW AND POLICY; 2. THE MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM: ADVOCACY, SERVICES AND ACCOUNTABILITY; 3. CARE AND CIVIL COMPULSION: ASSESSMENT, SUPERVISION AND TREATMENT; 4. THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; 5. PATIENT PROTECTION, RIGHTS
Larry Gostin is Associate Dean and the Linda D. and Timothy J. O'Neill Professor of Global Health Law at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he directs the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law. He is also Professor of Public Health
