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082			_a344.42044 BAR 2nd.ed.
100			_a"Barber, Paul"
245		0	_a"Mental health law in england and wales: a guide for mental health professionals / by Paul Barber, Robert Brown Debbie Martin"
250			_a2nd. ed.
260			_aLos Angeles
260			_bSage
260			_c2012
300			_a444p.
365			_b495
365			_dRS
520			_aThis complete and comprehensive guide to the Mental Health Act 1983 for any mental health professional – from social workers, psychologists and occupational therapists, to doctors and nurses. The book aims to simplify mental health law so that it’s accessible to busy professionals at all stages of practice as well as those affected by mental health law. Key chapters include details on who operates the Act, who is affected by it, how the law governs issues of capacity and consent to treatment, how to appeal against compulsion, and the role of the nearest relative. There are also important chapters on advocacy, children and human rights issues, as well as an extensive appendices which provide access to the 1983 Act itself, important rules and regulations, and a summary of key cases.
650			_aMental health law-United Kingdom
942			_cB _2ddc