Psychiatric emergencies and the law; the impact of the Mental Health Act (1959) /

Psychiatric Emergencies and the Law: The Impact of the Mental Health Act (1959) presents the changes made before and after the implementation of the Mental Health Act of 1959. It discusses the procedures for admitting patients with mental disorder. It addresses the practical implications of such pol...

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Main Author:	Kenyon, Edwin
Corporate Author:	ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Bristol : John Wright, 1968.
Subjects:	Psychiatric hospitals > Admission and discharge. Mental health laws > Great Britain. Hôpitaux psychiatriques > Admission et sortie. Mental health laws Psychiatric hospitals > Admission and discharge Great Britain Emergency Medical Services > legislation & jurisprudence Mental Health Services > legislation & jurisprudence United Kingdom Electronic books.
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Summary:	Psychiatric Emergencies and the Law: The Impact of the Mental Health Act (1959) presents the changes made before and after the implementation of the Mental Health Act of 1959. It discusses the procedures for admitting patients with mental disorder. It addresses the practical implications of such policy in the administration of psychiatric hospitals serving the City. Some of the topics covered in the book are the Lunacy Act of 1890 and 1845; the main provisions of the Mental Health Act of 1959; method of investigation; source of referral by legal status; legal status on admission; psychiatric.
Item Description:	Distributed in the U.S. by the Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (vi, 137 pages :) illustrations, map.
Bibliography:	Bibliography: pages [130]-137.
ISBN:	0723602026 9780723602026 9781483193274 1483193276