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, Hants, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2007)
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
Includes bibliographical references and index
Keywords: Great Britain. -- Mental Health Act Commission; Great Britain. -- Mental Health Act Commission; Involuntary treatment -- Law and legislation -- England; Mental health laws -- England; Mental Health Services -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United Kingdom; Mental Health Services -- organization & administration -- United Kingdom; Government Agencies -- organization & administration -- United Kingdom; Health Care Reform -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United Kingdom; Patient Rights -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United Kingdom