Treatment Without Consent

Law, Psychiatry and the Treatment of Mentally Disordered People Since 1845
1. Auflage 1995
ISBN: 978-0-415-07787-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

Reihe: Social Ethics and Policy

Phil Fennell's tightly argued study traces the history of treatment of mental disorder in Britain over the last 150 years. He focuses specifically on treatment of mental disorder without consent within psychiatric practice, and on the legal position which has allowed it.
Treatment Without Consent examines many controversial areas: the use of high-strength drugs and Electro Convulsive Therapy, physical restraint and the vexed issue of the sterilisation of people with learning disabilities. Changing notions of consent are discussed, from the common perception that relatives are able to consent on behalf of the patient, to present-day statutory and common law rules, and recent Law Commission recommendations.
This work brings a complex and intriguing area to life; it includes a table of legal sources and an extensive bibliography. It is essential reading for historians, lawyers and all those who are interested in the treatment of mental disorder.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fennell, Phil

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Forschungsmethoden
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Medizinische Ethik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Ethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Invalidität, Krankheit und Abhängigkeit: Soziale Aspekte
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinrecht, Gesundheitsrecht
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Beziehungen des Rechts zu anderen Disziplinen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Geschichte der Medizin

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1 1845-1853: THE BIRTH OF THE LUNACY COMMISSION 2 1853-1880: THE TRIUMPH OF NON-RESTRAINT? 3 CHEMICAL RESTRAINT 4 1880-1913: THE RETURN OF RESTRAINT 5 SURGICAL TREATMENT AND CONSENT 6 THE BOARD OF CONTROL AND STERILISATION OF ‘THE UNFIT’ 7 THE BOARD OF CONTROL AND THE MENTAL TREATMENT ACT 1930 8 THE BOARD OF CONTROL AND TREATMENT FOR MENTAL DISORDER, 1913-1930 9 THE AGE OF EXPERIMENTATION: THE BOARD OF CONTROL AND TREATMENT FOR MENTAL DISORDER, 1930-1959 10 THE AGE OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 11 THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT COMMISSION AND THE MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1983 12 TREATMENT WITHOUT CONSENT UNDER THE 1983 ACT 13 EMERGENCY SEDATION, SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT IN CONTEMPORARY PSYCHIATRY 14 TREATMENT OF INCAPABLE PATIENTS WITHOUT CONSENT UNDER COMMON LAW 15 CODIFYING CLINICAL AUTHORITY 16 INFORMAL COMPULSION: TREATING CHILDREN WITHOUT CONSENT

Über Autor(innen)

Phil Fennell