Use of section 5(2) of the Mental Health Act on a medical admissions unit [8]

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 474-

  Hardern, R ^a,b   Protheroe, D ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH DURHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; CONSULTATION; DELIRIUM; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SEIZURE; DECISION MAKING; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; LEGAL ASPECT; NOTE;

COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 0348198421     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.96.9.474     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Jackson E, Warner J. How much do doctors know about consent and capacity? J R Soc Med 2002;95:601-3
2. Code of Practice [http://www.doh.gov.uk/pub/docs/doh/mhcop. pdf], accessed 19 June 2003