A short history of mental health / Ian Shaw -- Tracing the development of the Mental Health Act Commission and its predecessors / Jeffrey Cohen -- Exploring visiting activities of the Commission / Ian Shaw, Hugh Middleton, Martin Chamberlain -- The reform of the Mental Health Act / Jeffrey Cohen -- Socially determined perceptions of risk are reflected in the decision to request a second opinion appointed doctor's visit / Hugh Middleton, Ian Shaw -- To treat or not to treat? : should the treatability criterion for those with psychopathic disorder be abandoned? / Conor Duggan -- Law, regulation, and the Mental Health Act Commission / Simon Boys, Michael J. Gunn -- Reforming the Mental Health Act : a successor to the Mental Health Act Commission / Jeffrey Cohen.
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In Understanding Treatment Without Consent, key contributors examine the work of the UK Mental Health Act Commission. Based on a research project funded by the Department of Health, the book also offers a broader exploration of mental health provision in both historical and contemporary contexts, discussing whether mental health reforms have learned the lessons of history.
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Understanding treatment without consent.
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Involuntary treatment-- Law and legislation-- England.