6: Of powers and safeguards

We generally think of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) as a coercive ‘compulsory power’ to detain and involuntarily treat mental health patients. In contrast, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) is often described as ‘empowering’, and its provisions for authorising detention are viewed as ‘safeguards...

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Autor principal:	Series, Lucy
Formato:	Online
Lenguaje:	inglés
Publicado:	Edward Elgar Publishing 2026
Materias:	Mental Capacity Act 2005; Mental Health Act 1983; UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Compulsory powers; Deprivation of liberty safeguards LNTM LNTM2
Acceso en línea:	https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/171003
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