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'The necessity must be convincingly shown to exist': standards for compulsory treatment for mental disorder under the Mental Health Act 1983 (2011)
Journal Article
Bartlett, P. (2011). 'The necessity must be convincingly shown to exist': standards for compulsory treatment for mental disorder under the Mental Health Act 1983. Medical Law Review, 19(4), https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwr025

Current English law has few controls on the involuntary treatment of persons detained under the Mental Health Act 1983. In 2001, R (Wilkinson)v. Broadmoor Special Hospital Authority provided some hope that, in conjunction with the Human Rights Act an... Read More about 'The necessity must be convincingly shown to exist': standards for compulsory treatment for mental disorder under the Mental Health Act 1983.

Mental health law in the community: thinking about Africa (2011)
Journal Article
Bartlett, P., Jenkins, R., & Kiima, D. (2011). Mental health law in the community: thinking about Africa. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 5(21), https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-4458-5-21

The new United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities creates a new paradigm for mental health law, moving from a focus on institutional care to a focus on community-based services and treatment. This article considers implem... Read More about Mental health law in the community: thinking about Africa.