Module 2 Quiz – Legal updates, case law and current implementation of the law Copy

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

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

In an emergency the place of safety for a child under section 136 could be a police station

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

A patient subject to a community treatment order can be recalled back to hospital buy a section 12 doctor signing a CT O3 form

Alcohol or drug dependency cannot be the sole reason for detention

Part IV of the Mental Health Act allows a patient detained under Section 3 to be treated with medication by the responsible clinician throughout their detention even if they refuse

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

The Mental Capacity Act principles include an assumption that a person has capacity unless it is established that they lack capacity

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