Understanding treatment without consent : an analysis of the work of the Mental Health Act Commission /
Shaw, Ian,1957-
Middleton, Hugh,1950-
Cohen, Jeffrey,1949-
Aldershot : Ashgate,
c2007.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A short history of mental health / Ian Shaw -- Tracing the development of the Mental Health Act Commission and its predecessors / Jeffrey Cohen -- Exploring visiting activities of the Commission / Ian Shaw, Hugh Middleton, Martin Chamberlain -- The reform of the Mental Health Act / Jeffrey Cohen -- Socially determined perceptions of risk are reflected in the decision to request a second opinion appointed doctor's visit / Hugh Middleton, Ian Shaw -- To treat or not to treat? : should the treatability criterion for those with psychopathic disorder be abandoned? / Conor Duggan -- Law, regulation, and the Mental Health Act Commission / Simon Boys, Michael J. Gunn -- Reforming the Mental Health Act : a successor to the Mental Health Act Commission / Jeffrey Cohen.
Great Britain. Mental Health Act Commission.
Great Britain. Mental Health Act Commission.
Involuntary treatment
Mental health laws