Shaw, Ian,  1957- <br/><br/>
Understanding treatment without consent :  an analysis of the work of the Mental Health Act Commission / 
by Ian Shaw, Hugh Middleton, and Jeffrey Cohen 
 - Aldershot, Hants, England ;  Burlington, VT :  Ashgate,  c2007 
 - vii, 130 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>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, and 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 and 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 and Michael J. Gunn -- Reforming the Mental Health Act : a successor to the Mental Health Act Commission / Jeffrey Cohen 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780754618867 (hbk) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007-011095 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Great Britain. Mental Health Act Commission <br/>Great Britain. Mental Health Act Commission 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Involuntary treatment--Law and legislation--England<br/>Mental health laws--England<br/>Mental Health Services--legislation & jurisprudence--United Kingdom<br/>Mental Health Services--organization & administration--United Kingdom<br/>Government Agencies--organization & administration--United Kingdom<br/>Health Care Reform--legislation & jurisprudence--United Kingdom<br/>Patient Rights--legislation & jurisprudence--United Kingdom