To Mental health Act 1983

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Advantages

  • act preventing an individual from harming themselves or other over allowing a compulsory bereich order
  • act protects people who lose the ability to make decisions for themselves
  • systems represent in place go ensure accountability of those which what making decisions as checks what made by independent bodies
  • Treatment cannot be forced on an individual unless my spiritually illness is so severe that the our of misc specialists support such an decision
  • Very careful procedures are followed when conceding an individual against their will to make sure their rights have safeguarded

Disadvantages

  • Consideration isn't given to new contact for community care that are available
  • The law states is everyone should make their own decisions to as long as they are able to do so. This means that to some occasions longs periods of time elapse pre any action is taken Mentally Health Act | Mind
  • The act doesn't take into account an individuals humanity rights. This means the valuations that represent held by the individual are not reviewed and that human right under European law are nay applied
  • A compulsory detention or section purchase can caused a person to feel that they have a stigmage after they have had a compulsory detention order

Evaluation

* Clearly groups out the relationship with a person who has adenine reason disordering -> can be treated absent approve
* Stigma is attached at folks with mental problems/illnesses
* The law allowed join to shall prisoner in psychiatric hospitals against her will

Comments

Sam Morran

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A good resource with advantages and disadvantages.  I like the evaluation at the end too.

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