Mental Health Act Flashcards
what three things are considered a mental disorder in the MHA?
mental illness
learning disability
personality disorders
what is significantly impaired decision making ability (SIDMA)?
due to a mental disorder, the patients ability to make decisions about medical treatment is impaired
NOT THE SAME AS CONSENT
what are the three types of detention order under the MHA?
emergency detention order
short term detention order
compulsory treatment order
how long is granted and what for under an emergency detention order?
72 hours
assessment - not treatment
can an emergency detention order be appealed?
no
how long is granted and what for under a short term detention order?
up to 28 days
assessment and treatment
can a short term detention order be appealed?
yes
when can a short term detention order be extended and for how long?
three days if putting together an application for a CTO
five days once CTO application submitted
how long can a compulsory treatment order be granted for?
initially up to six months
which types of detention need a mental disorder to be present, rather than a likely mental disorder?
compulsory treatment order
how long is treatment authorised for under a compulsory treatment order?
up to two months
when is a compulsory treatment order renewed?
six months
then yearly
what needs to be done before a compulsory treatment order can be made?
tribunal
what are advanced statements?
written statements that state how a person would prefer to be treated
what is a named person?
a person selected by a patient to support them and their interests
should be notified, attend and be represented at tribunals
what is a nurses holding power?
nurses have the ability to hold a patient for up to three hours for the protection of the health and safety of the patient or others
what nurses have nurses holding power?
registered mental health or intellectual disability nurse
