Description
Psychiatric Emergencies and the Law: The Impact of the Mental Health Act (1959) presents the changes made before and after the implementation of the Mental Health Act of 1959. It discusses the procedures for admitting patients with mental disorder. It addresses the practical implications of such policy in the administration of psychiatric hospitals serving the City.
Some of the topics covered in the book are the Lunacy Act of 1890 and 1845; the main provisions of the Mental Health Act of 1959; method of investigation; source of referral by legal status; legal status on admission; psychiatric history; readmission rate; and legal status of transfers to mental hospitals. Types of admission such as the informal admission, emergency admission, and police admission are fully covered. The admission of adolescent, geriatric, alcoholic, drug addict, and psychopathic patients are discussed in detail. The text describes in depth the subnormals, schizophrenics, and manic-depressives. The number of deaths in the psychiatric ward is presented completely. A chapter is devoted to the analysis of the statistical data on the number of patient base on gender, age, nationality, and social status.
The book can provide useful information to psychologists, doctors, students, and researchers.
Chapter
PART 1: PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES AND THE LAW
PART 1: PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCIES AND THE LAW
Chapter 1.Old Legislation and the Mentally III
Chapter 1.Old Legislation and the Mentally III
Chapter 2. The Main Provisions of the Mental Health Act (1959)
Chapter 2. The Main Provisions of the Mental Health Act (1959)
Chapter 3. Is the Mental Health Act working properly ?
Chapter 3. Is the Mental Health Act working properly ?
Chapter 4. Method of Present Investigation
Chapter 4. Method of Present Investigation
Chapter 5. Some General Trends
Chapter 5. Some General Trends
SOURCE OF REFERRAL BY LEGAL STATUS
SOURCE OF REFERRAL BY LEGAL STATUS
LEGAL STATUS ON ADMISSION
LEGAL STATUS ON ADMISSION
PREVIOUS PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY
PREVIOUS PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY
FINAL DISPOSAL OF ADMISSIONS
FINAL DISPOSAL OF ADMISSIONS
LEGAL STATUS OF TRANSFERS TO MENTAL HOSPITALS
LEGAL STATUS OF TRANSFERS TO MENTAL HOSPITALS
COMPARISON OF SECTION 26 AND CERTIFIED TRANSFERS
COMPARISON OF SECTION 26 AND CERTIFIED TRANSFERS
Chapter 6. Informal, Emergency, Observation, and Police Admissions
Chapter 6. Informal, Emergency, Observation, and Police Admissions
Chapter 7. Adolescent, Geriatric, Alcoholic, Drug Addict, and Psychopathic Admissions
Chapter 7. Adolescent, Geriatric, Alcoholic, Drug Addict, and Psychopathic Admissions
Chapter 8. Subnormals, Schizophrenics, and Manic-depressives
Chapter 8. Subnormals, Schizophrenics, and Manic-depressives
MANIC-DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS
MANIC-DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS
Chapter 9. Deaths in the Unit
Chapter 9. Deaths in the Unit
Chapter 10. Discussion of the General Trends
Chapter 10. Discussion of the General Trends
LEGAL STATUS ON ADMISSION
LEGAL STATUS ON ADMISSION
PREVIOUS PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY
PREVIOUS PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY
FINAL DISPOSAL OF ADMISSIONS
FINAL DISPOSAL OF ADMISSIONS
Chapter 11. Special Problems of Informal, Section 29, Section 25, Police, Adolescent, and Geriatric Admissions
Chapter 11. Special Problems of Informal, Section 29, Section 25, Police, Adolescent, and Geriatric Admissions
ADOLESCENT ADMISSIONS (AGE-GROUP 0–19)
ADOLESCENT ADMISSIONS (AGE-GROUP 0–19)
GERIATRIC ADMISSIONS (AGE-GROUP 65+)
GERIATRIC ADMISSIONS (AGE-GROUP 65+)
Chapter 12. Special Problems of the Alcoholic, Drug Addict, and Psychopath
Chapter 12. Special Problems of the Alcoholic, Drug Addict, and Psychopath
Chapter 13. Special Problems of the Mentally Subnormal and Psychotic
Chapter 13. Special Problems of the Mentally Subnormal and Psychotic
Chapter 14. Summary of Main Findings
Chapter 14. Summary of Main Findings
GENERAL RESULTS {Tables 1–18; Figs. 1–5)
GENERAL RESULTS {Tables 1–18; Figs. 1–5)
ANALYSIS OF SPECIAL SUBGROUPS
ANALYSIS OF SPECIAL SUBGROUPS
Psychiatric Emergencies and the Law
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