psych law and ethics

Question 1

framework for safeguarding the welfare and managing finances of adults who lack capacity due to mental illness or learning disability

Answer 1

adults with incapacity

Question 2

a way of giving someone else permission to make decision about your money, property aswell as your health and personal welfare

can only be granted if they have capacity

Answer 2

power of attorney

Question 3

where somebody can act on anothers behalf and can cover financial and or welfare matters when a person does not have capacity to make decisions and therefore cant appoint attorney to act for them

Answer 3

guardianship

Question 4

allows you to be held in hopsital for up to 72 hours for assessment

only Fy2 or above can do it
there is no appeal against it

Answer 4

emergency medical detention certificate

Question 5

should be the usual route into hospital and has to be agreed by psychiatrist and mental health officer

Answer 5

short term detention

Question 6

set rule regarding treatment that you must comply with whether its in the hospital or community

mental health officer has to apply for and a tribunal is held

Answer 6

compulsory treatment order

Question 7

helps you get your voice and opinions heard about your treatment

Answer 7

independent advocacy

Question 8

someone to help protect your interests
if over 16 you can choose
if under 16- its the parents

Answer 8

named person

Question 9

if the police think you have done something wrong then you could go to court

police can ask the doctor to examine you

Answer 9

criminal procedure act

Question 10

criteria for detention

Answer 10

has mental health disorder
likely to harm self or others if not detained
impaired judgement
urgent treatment is necessary
if short term detention cant be done
its the least restrictive option

Question 11

english mental health act section 2

Answer 11

short term detention

admission for assessment up to 28 days
requires MHPO consent and not renewable

Question 12

english mental health act section 3

Answer 12

compulsory treatment order

admission for treatment for up to 6 months
can be renewed
tribunal has to be held-lawyer, doctor , social worker/ nurse

Question 13

english mental health act section 4

Answer 13

emergency detention

held for upto 72 hours

dont need MHO but its best practice

Question 14

english mental health act section 5(2)

Answer 14

a voluntary patient in hopsital can be detained by a doctors for 72 hours

Question 15

english mental health act section 5(4)

Answer 15

a voluntary patient in hospital can be detained by a nurse for 6 hours

Question 16

english mental health act section 17a

Answer 16

supervised community treatment

Question 17

enlgish mental health act section 135

Answer 17

court order can be obtained to allow police to break into a property to remove a person to safety

Question 18

english mental health act section 136

Answer 18

somebody in a public place, found to have a mental health disorder can be take to the hospital by the police