Bartlett, Peter.

Mental health law : policy and practice / Peter Bartlett and Ralph Sandland. - 3rd ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007. - xlvi, 687 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [609]-646) and index.

Detailed Contents. - Preface. - Table of Cases. - Table of Statutes. - Table of Secondary Legislation. - 1. Conceptualising Mental Health Law. - 2. Problems of Definition. - 3.An Overview Of The Contemporary Mental Health System. - 4. Admission to Hospital. - 5. The Process of Civil Confinement. - 6. Mental Disorder and Criminal Justice. - 7. Treatment in Hospital. - 8. Leaving Hospital. - 9. Control, Care and Community. - 10. Mental Capacity: Broad Issues and Basic Concepts. - 11. The Mental Capacity Act 2005. - 12. Legal Responses and Advocacy for Clients. - Bibliography. - Index.

9780199278275 (pbk.)


Mental health laws--Great Britain.
Insanity (Law)--Great Britain.

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