Mental health law

Editor,--We were interested to read Nigel Eastman's comments on the possible lack of knowledge of mental health law among doctors 1 and to learn that the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Department of Health are considering action to remedy the situation. 2 The problem is not confined to...

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Published inBMJ Vol. 308; no. 6932; p. 857
Main Authors Humphreys, Martin S, Geddes, John R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England British Medical Association 26.03.1994
BMJ Publishing Group LTD
BMJ Group
Subjects
Hospitals
Humans
Legislation, Medical
Letter
Letters
Mental Health
Mental health law
Psychiatrists
Scotland
Scotland
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Summary:Editor,--We were interested to read Nigel Eastman's comments on the possible lack of knowledge of mental health law among doctors 1 and to learn that the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Department of Health are considering action to remedy the situation. 2 The problem is not confined to a single jurisdiction.
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ObjectType-Correspondence-1
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ISSN:0959-8138
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.308.6932.857c