Treatment of Compulsory Mental Patients
Creator
Brahams, Diana
Bibliographic Citation
Lancet. 1982 Dec 25; 2(8313): 1474.
Abstract
The provisions for detaining and treating patients under Britain's 1959 Mental Health Act, as amended in 1982, are described. The amended Act, effective in September 1983, provides for a general tightening up of procedures and a fortification of patients' rights. (KIE abstract)
Date
1982-12-25Collections
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