Mental Health Act

Question 1

What is the criteria to be a formal pt?

Answer 1

1. suffering from a mental disorder
2. likely to cause harm
3. unsuitable for admission to a facility other than as a formal pt

Question 2

What is form 1?

Answer 2

any doctor can give it, lasts 24 hours

Question 3

What is form 2?

Answer 3

is the recert of form 1 with another doctor, one doctor has to be in psych

Question 4

What is form 10?

Answer 4

apprehension by police with reasonable grounds

Question 5

What is form 8?

Answer 5

judge’s warrant for apprehension, sworn info that pt has mental disorder is required

Question 6

What is a form 11?

Answer 6

in hospital and review panel deems you unfit and someone is appointed to be your decision maker

Question 7

Renewal progress?

Answer 7

1. after 1 month
2. after 1 month
3. after 6 months