Module 2 Quiz – The Roles and responsibilities of the Approved Clinician (AC)

Question 1: A principle of the Code of Practice is that a patient should not be detained if it is possible to treat them safely and lawfully without detention

Question 2: Mental Disorder is defined within the MHA as an “impairment of, or a disturbance in, the functioning of the mind or brain”                         

Question 3: Asperger’s Syndrome is a mental disorder within the meaning of the MHA?

Question 4: Medical treatment as defined in the Act “includes nursing, psychological intervention and specialist mental health habilitation, rehabilitation and care”

Question 5: Section 2 of the MHA lasts for up to a calendar month                   

Question 6: Alcohol or drug dependency cannot be the sole reason for detention.

Question 7: Section 3 of the MHA allows the Responsible Clinician to use medication throughout detention without patient consent

Question 8: Appropriate medical treatment must be available for a person detained under section 2 of the MHA

Question 9: A patient detained under Section 5(2) can be treated against their will under the powers of Part IV of the MHA

Question 10: All Approved Clinicians are deemed to be section 12(2) approved