Mental health law in England & Wales : a guide for mental health professionals / Paul Barber, Robert Brown, Debbie Martin.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 510-515) and index.

Background to the mental health act 2007- Who operates the Act? -- The codes of practice and the reference guide -- Mental disorder and the availability of appropriate medical treatment -- Civil admission and compulsion in hospital -- Civil compulsion in the community -- Mentally disordered offenders -- Medical treatment under the mental health act -- The mental capacity act 2005 -- The interface between the mental health act and the mental capacity act -- The deprivation of liberty safeguards -- Tribunals -- Hospital managers -- The nearest relative -- The care quality commission (England) and the healthcare inspectorate Wales -- Independent mental health advocates -- Human rights act implications -- Children and young persons.