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Learning disability and the Scottish Mental Health Act
- Authors:
- WELSH Heather, MORRISON Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 11(2), 2017, pp.72-82.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 for people with learning disabilities in Scotland, in the context of the recent commitment by the Scottish Government to review the place of learning disability (LD) within the Act. Design/methodology/approach: All current compulsory treatment orders (CTO) including LD as a type of mental disorder were identified and reviewed. Data was collected on duration and type of detention (hospital or community based) for all orders. For those with additional mental illness and/or personality disorder, diagnoses were recorded. For those with LD only, symptoms, severity of LD and treatment were recorded. Findings: In total, 11 per cent of CTOs included LD as a type of mental disorder. The majority of these also included mental illness. The duration of detention for people with LD only was almost double that for those without LD. A variety of mental illness diagnoses were represented, psychotic disorders being the most common (54 per cent). Treatment was broad and multidisciplinary. In all, 87 per cent of people with LD only were prescribed psychotropic medication authorised by CTO. Originality/value: There has been limited research on the use of mental health legislation for people with learning disabilities. This project aids understanding of current practice and will be of interest to readers both in Scotland and further afield. It will inform the review of LD as a type of mental disorder under Scottish mental health law, including consideration of the need for specific legislation. (Publisher abstract)
All you need to know?
- Author:
- BRADSTREET Simon
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, May 2004, pp.27-30.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Reports findings from the first ever Scotland-wide systematic study of what mental health service users themselves really think about all aspects of psychiatric drugs and their prescribing. It was conducted by the Scottish mental health charity the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH), with funding from the Community Fund.
Psychiatrists’ views and experiences of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
- Authors:
- CARSWELL Christine, DONALDSON Andrew, BROWN Keith
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 31(3), March 2007, pp.83-85.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
This study assesses the views and experiences of psychiatrists of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003. A postal questionnaire was sent to 340 consultant psychiatrists and specialist registrars throughout Scotland. A response rate of 76% was achieved (n=257); 31 respondents (12%) felt patient care had improved with the new Act; 167 (65%) felt that informal patients’ care had suffered; 135 (52%) did not consider that tribunals were better than the previous court system; 151 (59%) felt that the out-of-hours workload had increased. An early indication of psychiatrists’ views and experiences of the new Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 is given.
Compulsion and mental health: where do we draw the line?
- Author:
- McDOUGALL Sandra
- Journal article citation:
- SCOLAG Journal, 299, September 2002, pp.161-162.
- Publisher:
- ScoLAG(Scottish Legal Action Group)
Discusses the proposals for compulsion in the draft Mental Health (Scotland) Bill 2002.
Mental incapacity and consent to treatment: the Scottish experience
- Author:
- CRICHTON John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 11(2), September 2000, pp.457-464.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
The paper describes the current state of the law in Scotland relating to the management of adults who do not have the ability to consent to treatment. There are important differences in the nature and content of the common law relating to this subject between Scotland and England, which are described. This is a confusing area of law, which is acknowledged to be in need of reform. The Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 addresses the issue. Briefly describes and discusses the Act.
Complexity and collaboration in routine practice of CBT: what doesn't work with whom and how might it work better
- Authors:
- DURHAM Robert C., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 9(4), August 2000, pp.429-444.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
There is compelling evidence from specialist research centres for the efficacy of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) with a variety of psychiatric disorders, but effectiveness in routine clinical practice has yet to be established. The complex tasks confronting those generalist practitioners who see a broad range of referrals are analysed in terms of the breadth of treatable disorders, the variable nature of patient characteristics and the pressure of work. This analysis suggests that effectiveness and efficiency in routine practice of CBT will be compromised unless therapists work in small teams and adopt some of the rigours and objectivity of the research context. In particular, it suggested that clinical practice should include routine assessment of complexity and severity of problems at a screening interview and quality of collaboration after a trial period of treatment. Therapy for those cases with high complexity and poor collaboration should incorporate peer-aided clinical supervision and periodic review.
Making the right moves: rights and protection for adults with incapacity; laid before Scottish Parliament by the Scottish Ministers, August 1999
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Statement setting out Scottish Executive plans to introduce comprehensive legislation in the Scottish Parliament to protect the rights and interests of adults who lack capacity because of mental health problems, learning difficulties, or dementia.
The skill of an inside job
- Author:
- WRIGHT Colin
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 3.12.97, 1997, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Reports on how prison nurses are rising to the challenge of improving mental health care for inmates.
Needs assessment report on child and adolescent mental health: final report - May 2003
- Authors:
- PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE OF SCOTLAND, NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE IN SCOTLAND
- Publisher:
- Public Health Institute of Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 88p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Overall, at any one time 125,000 young people in Scotland will have a mental health problem severe enough to interfere with their day-to-day life. In 2000, the Scottish Executive commissioned the Scottish Needs Assessment Programme (SNAP - now part of the Public Health Institute of Scotland) to provide a report on the mental health of children and young people in Scotland. The main aim of the work is to identify better ways of addressing the mental health needs of children and young people, how best to promote emotional well-being, how to build resilience, and when and how to help those young people who are experiencing mental health problems.
National programme for improving mental health and well-being: action plan 2003-2006
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive,|Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 17p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The four key aims for National Programme action during 2003-2006 are: raising awareness and promoting mental health and well-being; eliminating stigma and discrimination; preventing suicide; and promoting and supporting recovery. The National Programme aims to work with and through others to achieve these key aims in the following priority areas: improving infant mental health (the early years); improving the mental health of children and young people; improving mental health and well-being in employment and working life ; improving mental health and well-being in later life; improving community mental health and well-being; and improving the ability of public services to act in support of the promotion of mental health and the prevention of mental illness