Changes between the 1959 and 1983 Mental Health Acts (England & Wales), with particular reference to consent to treatment for electroconvulsive therapy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19445337 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claire Hilton (0000-0002-6697-8373, Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 217-229 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-154X • E-ISSN: 1740-2360 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0957154x06073636 |
| PMID | 18589931 |
| OpenAlex | W1965837531 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 17 |
Consent to treatment was not mentioned in the Mental Health Act 1959, assuming that a detained patient could be treated against his/her will. However, consent was a cr ucial new feature in the 1983 Act.This paper traces and evaluates the issues, debates, people and organizations in England and Wales who advocated and enabled this important change to come about, using examples from the clinical practice of electroconvulsive therapy
Alternative medicine · Electroconvulsive therapy · Family medicine · Informed consent · Mental health · Mental Health Act · Patient Consent · Psychiatry · Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Medicine · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |