A Clinician's Brief Guide to the Mental Health Act
$93.23
- Paperback
175 pages
- Release Date
9 June 2022
Summary
Navigating the Mental Health Act: A Clinician’s Handbook
A practical guide designed to equip clinicians with a clear understanding of mental health legislation for everyday practice, covering the Mental Health Act 1983 and its amendments.
This revised edition incorporates key updates, including insights from the Policing and Crime Act 2017 and the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019. It also features a new chapter dedicated to the findings and implications of Professor Sir …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781009178303 |
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| ISBN-10: | 100917830X |
| Series: | A Clinician's Brief Guide |
| Author: | Nick Brindle, Tony Zigmond |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 175 |
| Edition: | 5th |
| Release Date: | 9 June 2022 |
| Weight: | 269g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 154mm x 9mm |
About The Author
Nick Brindle
Tony Zigmond is a retired consultant general adult psychiatrist at Leeds Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust, UK. He has been Vice-President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and its Lead on Mental Health Law. He has many years’ experience in using the mental health legislation and in the running of Mental Health law courses. He was a Mental Health Commissioner for a number of years, and he has given evidence to the Scrutiny Committees on the draft Mental Incapacity Bill and the draft Mental Health Bill.
Nick Brindle is a retired consultant old age psychiatrist at Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, UK. He runs the Section 12 and Approved Clinician training courses. He is the lead author of A Clinician’s Brief Guide to the Mental Capacity Act, 2nd Edition (RCPsych/Cambridge University Press, 2015).
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