Mental Health Law in New Zealand

Soosay, Ravi; Kydd, Robert

dc.contributor.author	Soosay, Ravi	en
dc.contributor.author	Kydd, Robert	en
dc.date.accessioned	2016-05-18T03:24:34Z	en
dc.date.issued	2016-05	en
dc.identifier.citation	BJPsych International, 2016, 13 (2), pp. 43 - 45	en
dc.identifier.issn	0007-1250	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2292/28844	en
dc.description.abstract	New Zealand has an established history of mental health legislation that sits within a framework of human rights, disability and constitutional protections. We outline a brief history of mental health legislation in New Zealand since its inception as a modern state in 1840. The current legislation, the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, defines mental disorder and the threshold for compulsory treatment. We describe its use in clinical practice and the wider legal and constitutional context which psychiatrists need to be aware of in their relationships with patients.	en
dc.relation.ispartofseries	BJPsych International	en
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dc.title	Mental Health Law in New Zealand	en
dc.type	Journal Article	en
pubs.issue	2	en
pubs.begin-page	43	en
pubs.volume	13	en
pubs.author-url	http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/PUBNS_IPv13n2_43.pdf	en
pubs.end-page	45	en
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pubs.subtype	Article	en
pubs.elements-id	527436	en
dc.identifier.eissn	1472-1465	en
pubs.record-created-at-source-date	2016-05-06	en