A Comparison of the Mental Health Legislations in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and England and Wales (E&W) and the Resulting Impacts on Involuntary Hospitalisation Rates, Average Detention Lengths and Tribunal Reviews

A Comparison of the Mental Health Legislations in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and England and Wales (E&W) and the Resulting Impacts on Involuntary Hospitalisation Rates, Average Detention Lengths and Tribunal Reviews

Aims: With reform planned for the England and Wales (E&W) Mental Health Act (MHA)1983 as amended by the MHA 2007, a comparison of the current E&W Act with the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) MHA 2015 was undertaken, including to examine whether differences were associated with variations...

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Main Authors: Anju Soni, Ian Treasaden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-06-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425102342/type/journal_article
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