Mental health acts

Question 1

What is section 2 of the Mental Health Act?

Answer 1

Pt is suffering with a mental disorder, where he diagnosis is uncertain and thus needs detention to allow assessment.
No longer than 28days

Question 2

What is section 3 of the Mental Health Act?

Answer 2

Pt. is suffering from a known mental disorder and detention is required for treatment.
Admission upto 6 months

Question 3

What is section 5.2 of the Mental Health Act?

Answer 3

Detention of a pt. already in hospital for upto 72 hours

Question 4

What is section 5.4 of the Mental Health Act?

Answer 4

Detention of a pt. already in hospital for upto 72 hours by a senior nurse

Question 5

What is section 135 of the Mental Health Act?

Answer 5

A police warrant granted by a magistrate that allows the police to enter private property and remove a pt to a place of safety

Question 6

What is section 136 of the Mental Health Act?

Answer 6

Removing a person suffering with a mental illness from the community to a place of safety such as a hospital or police station.