Nutrition in mental health

Mental health is everyone’s concern, an idea epitomized by the campaign tag line of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, ‘No Health Without Mental Health’. This chapter will demonstrate how an understanding of a patient’s mental health within his/her social and family context is central to clinical practice. We will consider the legal basis for the treatment of mental ill-health and how it can complicate the treatment of physical illness and lead to ethical and legal concerns. The general legal principles that govern health interventions are explored, and two specific statutes for England and Wales—the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act 1983 (as amended 2007)—are both considered in some detail. It will be shown how a sound appreciation of the clinical issues, an understanding of the law, and an ability to apply that law in clinical settings are essential when faced with situations involving mental ill-health.

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Nutrition in mental health

Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics ◽

10.1093/med/9780199585823.003.0032 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 671-687

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Developmental Disorders ◽

Well Being ◽

Health Conditions ◽

P Nutrition ◽

Mental Capacity Act 2005 ◽

Varied Diet ◽

Excessive Intake ◽

Mental Capacity Act ◽

Mental Well Being

Introduction 672 Pharmacotherapy in mental health 673 Who can contribute to nutritional care in mental health? 674 Nutrition in specific mental health conditions 676 Developmental disorders 678 Eating disorders 680 Dementia 684 Mental Capacity Act 2005 687 Nutrition interacts with and influences mental health in a comparable way to physical health: a ‘healthy and varied diet’ can help promote mental well-being whilst an inadequate or excessive intake of food or specific nutrients can have a detrimental effect on mental health (...

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8. Mental health

10.1093/he/9780198871354.003.0008 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 134-155

Author(s):

Jo Samanta ◽

Ash Samanta

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Disorders ◽

Mental Capacity ◽

Community Treatment ◽

Legal Reforms ◽

Code Of Practice ◽

Mental Capacity Act 2005 ◽

Health Disorders ◽

Mental Capacity Act ◽

Discharge From Hospital

This chapter focuses on statutory provisions governing mental health and mental health disorders, with particular reference to the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005. It first outlines modern approaches to mental disorders, including legal reforms and the MHA 1983 Code of Practice (2015). It considers the main routes by which patients are admitted to the mental health system (voluntary or involuntary), deprivation of liberty, including Cheshire West and the proposed liberty protection safeguards, and the issue of consent with regards to medical treatment. Finally, the chapter discusses community care that must be provided to people with mental health disorders following discharge from hospital, particularly aftercare and supervised community treatment orders. Relevant cases are considered.

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The law relating to mental capacity and mental health

10.1093/med/9780199644957.003.0063 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Kay Wheat

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Disorder ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Well Being ◽

Mental Capacity ◽

Best Interests ◽

Decision Making Capacity ◽

Mental Capacity Act 2005 ◽

The Law ◽

Mental Capacity Act

This chapter will examine two key areas of law relating to medical treatment and care of those with mental disorder. The question of decision-making capacity is important for health care professionals, and other carers and agents dealing with older people. The law relating to this is covered by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 supplemented by previous case law where this is still relevant, and the key aspect of the law is the ability to treat people without capacity in their best interests. However, in the case of some patients, it may be necessary to use the Mental Health Act 1983. This legislation is focussed, not on the capacity of the patient, but upon the effect that a mental disorder can have upon the patient risking damage to their own well-being, or to the well-being of others. The relationship between the two areas is not always clear.

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The Mental Capacity Act and mental healthcare in prison: opportunities and challenges

The Psychiatrist ◽

10.1192/pb.bp.111.036988 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 36 (7) ◽

pp. 241-243 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sharon Davies ◽

Claire Dimond

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Mental Healthcare ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Mental Capacity ◽

Best Interests ◽

People With Mental Illness ◽

Mental Capacity Act 2005 ◽

Mental Capacity Act ◽

The Uk

SummaryThe UK Mental Health Act 1983 does not apply in prison. The legal framework for the care and treatment of people with mental illness in prison is provided by the Mental Capacity Act 2005. We raise dilemmas about its use. We highlight how assessing best interests and defining harm involves making challenging judgements. How best interests and harm are interpreted has a potentially significant impact on clinical practice within a prison context.

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The concept of objection under the DOLS regime

International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law ◽

10.19164/ijmhcl.v0i21.233 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 61

Author(s):

Matthew McKillop ◽

John Dawson ◽

George Szmukler

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Treatment ◽

Mental Capacity ◽

Mental Health Patient ◽

Health Treatment ◽

England And Wales ◽

Mentally Disordered ◽

Mental Capacity Act 2005 ◽

Mental Capacity Act ◽

Hospitalised Patient

<p>In England and Wales, there are now two regimes under which an adult can be deprived of liberty when receiving mental health treatment: the regime established by the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA), and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS) authorisation regime established by the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA). Where both regimes might apply to a mentally disordered person in hospital for mental health treatment, a major dividing line between them is the ability of the patient to “object” to being a mental health patient or to being given mental health treatment. If such an objection occurs, a hospitalised patient is ineligible for the DOLS regime and only the MHA regime may be used to authorise the deprivation of their liberty.</p>

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Changes to the Mental Health and Mental Capacity Acts: implications for patients and professionals

Psychiatric Bulletin ◽

10.1192/pb.bp.108.023333 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 33 (6) ◽

pp. 226-230 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Ian Hall ◽

Afia Ali

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Work Load ◽

Mental Capacity ◽

Community Treatment ◽

Mental Health Act ◽

Mental Capacity Act 2005 ◽

User Groups ◽

Treatment Changes ◽

Mental Capacity Act

SummaryThe new Mental Health Act 2007 for England and Wales has introduced substantial amendments to the 1983 Mental Health Act and has also amended the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Most provisions came into effect in November 2008. the introduction of supervised community treatment, changes to professional roles such as the role of ‘responsible clinician’, and the introduction of deprivation of liberty safeguards in the Mental Capacity Act are discussed. Many of the new safeguards in the Act are welcomed by clinicians and service user groups. However, other changes are more controversial and could potentially lead to an increase in the work load of clinicians.

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Understanding community care law in England and Wales

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment ◽

10.1192/apt.bp.108.006056 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 15 (6) ◽

pp. 428-433 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Danny Allen

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Community Care ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Case Law ◽

Mental Capacity ◽

Care Provision ◽

Care Programme ◽

England And Wales ◽

Mental Capacity Act 2005 ◽

Mental Capacity Act

SummaryAlthough psychiatrists in England and Wales are generally familiar with the Mental Health Act 1983 and the Mental Capacity Act 2005, there is a body of law that is available to assist patients in the community with which they are generally less familiar. There are two main reasons for this. The first is that it is a rather confused amalgam of different statutes and case law affecting each other in ways that are less than clear. The other is that the care programme approach (CPA) was meant to cut through all this and make care provision straightforward. In fact, the latter has never been the case and community care law has always sat uneasily alongside the CPA, but in October 2008 the CPA was withdrawn from some patients with mental health problems. This article explains what is meant by community care law and how psychiatrists can use it to help their patients.

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The law in England and Wales on mental health treatment in the community

10.1093/med/9780198738664.003.0004 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Jo Beswick ◽

Michael Gunn

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Treatment ◽

Legal Framework ◽

Mental Capacity ◽

Community Treatment ◽

England And Wales ◽

Mentally Disordered ◽

Mental Capacity Act 2005 ◽

Mentally Disordered Offender ◽

Mental Capacity Act

This chapter examines the legal framework for the treatment of the mentally disordered offender in the community in England and Wales. It examines both some of the ideological questions underlying the care of this group and the legal mechanisms within which treatment can be provided. The chapter begins by examining the principle, endorsed by the Mental Capacity Act 2005, that voluntary treatment will usually be the norm, regardless of setting. It then considers exceptions to these norm situations where legally mandated treatment in the community is permitted. In England and Wales, most of these exceptions are to be found in three pieces of legislation: the Mental Health Act 1983, as amended in 2007 to include community treatment orders; the Mental Capacity Act 2005, with its associated Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DOLS); and the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

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