Research Catalog

Title

Private and public protection : civil mental health legislation / by Jacqueline M. Atkinson.

Author

Atkinson, Jacqueline M.

Publication

Edinburgh : Dunedin Academic, c2006.

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Details

Description

ix, 94 p.; 22 cm.

Summary

"The new political landscape in Scotland forms the background to this analysis of the distinctive new legal regime for mental health in Scotland and provides a comparison with England where new mental health legislation is much delayed. Focussing on the civil aspects of the law, the innovative aspects of the Scottish legislation are discussed." "The book places these developments in an international context as governments seek to balance patient rights against public fears. These aspects of the law are put in their social and research context with a look to how these changes may influence patients, families and professional services."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Policy and practice in health and social care, 1750-1407 ; 1

Uniform Title

Policy and practice in health and social care 1.

Subject

• Mental Health Services > legislation & jurisprudence
• Health Policy
• Commitment of Mentally Ill > legislation & jurisprudence
• Mentally Ill Persons > legislation & jurisprudence
• Mental health laws > Scotland
• Mentally ill > Commitment and detention > Scotland
• Mental health policy > Scotland
• Scotland

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 82-91) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Review of mental health legislation -- Compulsory treatment and detention -- The mental health tribunal for Scotland -- Patients' rights and safeguards -- The involvement of relatives -- Legislation and the changing face of service delivery

ISBN

• 9781903765616 (pbk.)
• 1903765617 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2007367763

OCLC

70766004

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library