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The Mental Health Act 2001 is an Act of the Irish Parliament, the Oireachtas, which sets out the legal procedures for admissions and treatment in approved centres. It aims to protect the rights of everyone using the mental health services.
In the United Kingdom, the process known in the United States as involuntary commitment is informally known as "detaining" or "sectioning," using various sections of the Mental Health Act 1983 (covering England and Wales), the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 and the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 that provide ...
There are instances in which mental health professionals have wrongfully deemed individuals to have been displaying the symptoms of a mental disorder, and committed the individual for treatment in a psychiatric hospital upon such grounds. Claims of wrongful commitment are a common theme in the anti-psychiatry movement. [43] [44] [45]
The Mental Health Commission is an independent body formed in 2002. Its functions were established by the Mental Health Act 2001 [1] to regulate and inspect mental health services in Ireland. It is (also set down by the Act) the facilitator of the Mental health tribunal system in Ireland. The Commission appoints the panel members which sit on ...
Mental health in the Republic of Ireland is the subject of state and community sector intervention in Ireland. The Irish state devolves responsibility for mental health to the Department of Health. Community groups and charities also provide support in the prevention and management of mental illness as well as suicide prevention.
He was also the first to develop a psychiatric unit in a general hospital in the Republic of Ireland. [ 1 ] He was a founding member of the Mental Health Association of Ireland (now Mental Health Ireland) [ 2 ] in 1966 [ 3 ] and served on a number of boards including The National Drugs Advisory Board, The National Rehabilitation Board, the ...
Also: Ireland: People: By occupation: Health professionals / Scientists: Physicians Wikimedia Commons has media related to Physicians from Ireland . This category lists physicians who originated from Ireland or spent a notable part of their careers in Ireland.
Mental Health Act 2001 (Ireland) S. St. Patrick's Mental Health Services; Suicide in Ireland This page was last edited on 17 September 2023, at 14:50 (UTC). Text ...