legal mental health

Question 1

emergency detention

Answer 1

mental disorder impaires patient decision making ability with regard to medical treatment
it is necessary to determine what medical treatment
if not detained risk to health
granting of short term certificate

Question 2

criteria for detention

Answer 2

mental disorder
significant impairment of decision making ability for medical treatment
significant risk to health, safety or welfare of the person
treatment available
order necessary

Question 3

incapable

Answer 3

incapable of 
acting
making decisions
communicating decisions
understanding decisions
retaining the memory of decision

Question 4

powers

Answer 4

one off power- intervention

ongoing things- guardianship order

Question 5

compulsion order

Answer 5

evidence of two medical practiciotners
mental disorder
availability of medical treatment
significant risk
necessary to be in hospital

Question 6

restriction order

Answer 6

having regard to the nature of the offence with which he is charged
the antecedents of the person
the risk that as a result of his disorder would commit offences if set at large