Psychiatry Flashcards
What categories can trauma be divided into? give examples? (ACE)
- Abuse (physical, emotional, sexual)
- Neglect (physical, emotional)
- Household dysfunction (Mental illness, incarcerated relative, mother treated violently, substance abuse, divorce)
What is section 135? how long is it for?
- Police have powers to enter your home (potentially by force) and take person to place of safety for assessment by AMHP and a doctor
- Up to 24 hours (or extended to 36 hrs)
What is section 136? how long is it for?
- Police can detain a person in a public space with a mental health disorder and in need of immediate care or control and take to place of safety (hospital or police station)
- Up to 24 hrs (can be extended to 36 hrs)
what is section 2 of MHA? how long for? is it renewable ?
- person admitted to hospital for up to 28 days to assess whether they are suffering from a mental disorder and how the person responds to treatment
(not renewable)
What is section 3 of MHA? how long for? renewable ?
- Person admitted to hospital for treatment if their mental disorder is of a nature that required treatment in hospital
- up to 6 months
- can be renewed
Who is required to complete a mental health act assessment
- Approved mental health professional
- Section 12 approved doctor ( doctor with special training)
- Another doctor
What professionals involved in Mental health assessment?
- 2 Doctors (one S12 approved)
- AMHP
what is section 4 of the mental health act ? how long for ? who can do this ?
72 hr assessment order
- used as an emergency when a section 2 would involve an unacceptable delay
- done by a GP and an AMHP or nearest relative
What is section 5 (2) ? how long ? who can do this ?
a patient who is a voluntary patient in hospital can be legally detained by a doctor for 72 hrs
what is section 5 (4) ? how long ? who can do this ?
similar to section 5(2)
- allows a nurse to detain a patient who is voluntarily in hospital for 6 hours
what is section 17a of the the MHA ?
community treatment order
- can be used to recall a patient to hospital for treatment if they do not comply with conditions of the order in the community, such as complying with medication
