A Clinician's Brief Guide to the Mental Health Act

Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the third edition; Preface to the fourth edition; Common abbreviations and terms; 1. Setting the scene, statutory law and the common law; 2. The Human Rights Act in clinical practice; 3. Capacity: the Mental Capacity Act and deprivation of liberty safeguards; 4. The Mental Health Act; 5. The Mental Health Act: part II (civil sections); 6. The Mental Health Act: part III (sections relating to courts and prisons); 7. Treatment orders and supervised community treatment; 8. The Mental Health Act: part IV (consent to treatment); 9. Appeals against detention/compulsion; 10. Special provisions in relation to minors; 11. How to become section 12 approved and/or an approved clinician; Appendix 1. Guidelines and forms for Wales; Appendix 2. Guidelines and forms for England; References; Index.