Essential Mental Health Law by Tony Maden
Mental Health Act redefines mental disorder and removes the 'treatability' test. These and other changes have caused great controversy, but the legislation is in place there is a need to understand what it means for the individual practitioner when making decisions about the care of individual patients. This guide provided this understanding.
Professor Anthony Maden MRCPsych is Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Division of Neurosciences and Mental Health, Imperial College, London University, and Clinical Director of the Dangerous and Severe Personality Disorder Service with West London Mental Health Trust Tim Spencer-Lane, a lawyer, works as the Policy Advisor on mental health law and disability law for the Law Society and co-Chair of the Mental Health Alliance Policy Group. He is also an Associate Lecturer with the Open University where he teaches social care law. He is currently on secondment to the Law Commission as part of the team reviewing adult social care law.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905140299 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905140290 |
| Title | Essential Mental Health Law |
| Author | Tony Maden |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hammersmith Press Limited |
| Year published | 2010-11-19 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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