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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| description | 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 in involuntary hospitalisation and Tribunal reviews. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6b9dd5fb52f24dab8385e89f4b61706b2025-08-20T03:51:44ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych Open2056-47242025-06-0111S71S7110.1192/bjo.2025.10234A 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 ReviewsAnju Soni0Ian Treasaden1Canberra Health Services, Canberra, AustraliaWest London NHS Trust, London, United KingdomAims: 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 in involuntary hospitalisation and Tribunal reviews.https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425102342/type/journal_article |
| spellingShingle | Anju Soni Ian Treasaden 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 BJPsych Open |
| title | 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 |
| title_full | 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 |
| title_fullStr | 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 |
| title_full_unstemmed | 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 |
| title_short | 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 |
| title_sort | 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 |
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