Government plans to reform mental health legislation have been given a mixed reception. This article argues that support for measures to rationalise how services deal with different client groups have been tempered by concern from practitioners and service users about the question of compulsory treatment.
Government plans to reform mental health legislation have been given a mixed reception. This article argues that support for measures to rationalise how services deal with different client groups have been tempered by concern from practitioners and service users about the question of compulsory treatment.
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law, mental health problems, mental health services, treatment, therapy and treatment, community care, compulsory detention, compulsory treatment, government policy;
Reports on GP's groaning mental health caseload, an unexpectedly heavy use of ECT and allegations of racism in the admissions system and welcomes the long awaited framework for mental health.
Reports on GP's groaning mental health caseload, an unexpectedly heavy use of ECT and allegations of racism in the admissions system and welcomes the long awaited framework for mental health.
Subject terms:
mental health, mental health problems, mental health services, older people, hospital admission, racial discrimination, severe mental health problems, social policy, treatment, therapy and treatment, training, caseload, central government, general practitioners;