Browsing by Subject "Law enforcement"
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Articulating future directions of law reform for compulsory mental health admission and treatment in Hong Kong
(2020)This article explores and outlines four possible pathways for law reform in the area of compulsory mental health admission and treatment in Hong Kong: the (i) abolition, (ii) risk of harm, (iii) mental capacity and (iv) ... -
Case formulation in personality disordered offenders - a Delphi survey of professionals
(2014)BACKGROUND: Case formulation (CF) integrates information about an individual to conceptualise the factors causing and maintaining their current difficulties. It is a core clinical skill for both psychologists and psychiatrists. ... -
Collaboration in the emergency services
(2018)Another area that the coalition government was not satisfied with was the nature and extent of collaboration or interoperability between the emergency services. Parry, Kane, Martin and Bandyopadhyay (2015) were commissioned ... -
Consent, capacity and the law
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Driving among drug users: Are we doing enough? A chart review of assessment of driving and related issues in drug misusers
(2009)Aim: Driving among drug users is a major health concern. Professionals working in substance misuse service have a duty of care to manage the risks involved. We analysed the practice of multidisciplinary team in drug treatment ... -
Identity, law, policy and communicating mental health
(2017)This paper reflects on the special edition, Communicating Mental Health, from the perspective of a legal academic with an interest in the service user rights and in United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with ... -
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Mental disability and the European Convention on Human Rights
(2007)Mental disability has come of age as a subject of concern under the European Convention on Human Rights. It was only in 1979 that the first significant decision of the ECHR was decided on the subject, and after that, cases ... -
Mental health law in the community: Thinking about Africa
(2011)The new United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities creates a new paradigm for mental health law, moving from a focus on institutional care to a focus on community-based services and treatment. ... -
Reactions and consequences following judgements by the European Court of Human Rights in the UK
(2012)The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms first came into force in 1953. The European Court of Human Rights was set up in 1959. In the UK, the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force in 2000 ... -
The treating psychiatrist as expert in the courts: Is it necessary or possible to separate the roles of physician and expert?
(2012)Background Certified medical specialists, including forensic psychiatrists, from the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) may practise in each other's countries, but there are professional and legal differences ...
