scholarly journals Learning disabilities and the new Mental Health Act

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (8) ◽  
pp. 316-316
Author(s):  
Tom Picton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Mental Health Act

Amendments to the Mental Health Act 1983: implications for people with learning disabilities

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Ian Hall ◽  
Afia Ali
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Learning Disability ◽  
Community Treatment ◽  
Health Practitioner ◽  
Professional Roles ◽  
Mental Health Practitioner ◽  
Mental Health Act ◽  
Definition Of

The new Mental Health Act 2007 substantially amends the Mental Health Act 1983. In this article, some of the most important changes are highlighted, including changes to the definition of mental disorder, the new professional roles of approved mental health practitioner and responsible clinician, and the new powers for Supervised Community Treatment. The likely impact of these changes for people with learning disability and professionals working with them is discussed.

scholarly journals The use of the Mental Health Act in learning disabilities

1996 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 596-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Kon ◽  
Nick Bouras
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
The South ◽  
Violent Behaviour ◽  
Mental Impairment ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Mental Health Act

Psychiatrists in learning disabilities in the South-East Thames Region were asked to fill in questionnaires on the last five patients they had sectioned in an attempt to describe current practice in their usage of the Mental Health Act (1983). Clients tended to be sectioned under the category of mental impairment and were mainly young males with violent behaviour. Treatment of mental illness was less of a problem.

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