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Mental Health Act
The Mental Health Act 1983 refers to those patients who are compulsorily detained - not those who seek voluntary admission for mental health treatment. Formal patients lose some of the rights enjoyed by informal patients. For more information on the Act go to [link to url for MHA under rights and awareness]
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A summary of patients - rights under the Mental Health Act 1983. England only.
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The Act can be read in full on the site of the Institute of Mental Health Act Practitioners.
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Mind offers confidential help on a range of mental health problems and their consequences. You can ring 0845 7660 163 from anywhere in the UK for the price of a local call.
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An outline guide to the main provisions of the Mental Health Act 1983 as they affect formal patients and their relatives.
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The WHO Guide carries a detailed guide to how Mental Heath Act assessments are made and the information required by a person making such an assessment.
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