Mental health legislation in Egypt

This paper first briefly reviews the history of psychiatric services in Egypt. It then details the legislation in place during the last years of the Mubarak regime and goes on to set out recent developments, in particular the Code of Practice introduced for the Mental Health Act of 2009.

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Detention under section 136: Why is it increasing?

Medicine Science and the Law ◽

10.1177/0025802418790336 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 58 (4) ◽

pp. 268-274 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Matthew Loughran

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Services ◽

Access Point ◽

Current Evidence ◽

Inappropriate Use ◽

Mental Health Act ◽

Mental Health Legislation ◽

History Of ◽

Health Legislation ◽

Socio Economic Factors

There has been a significant increase in the use of section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 in England and Wales, particularly over the past 10 years, but the reasons for this increase remain unclear. This paper presents a history of English mental-health legislation and the current evidence relating to the use of section 136. It suggests that changing police attitudes, socio-economic factors and diminished resources amongst both the police and mental-health services may have contributed towards its increase. The strain placed on health services may have also resulted in a greater reliance on the police force as an access point to NHS care and could result in the inappropriate use of section 136. With the principle of the ‘least restrictive option’ at the heart of the Mental Health Act, this advocates the need for reform.

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Section 17 of the Mental Health Act

Psychiatric Bulletin ◽

10.1192/pb.22.7.415 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 22 (7) ◽

pp. 415-418 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

John Milton

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Case Note ◽

Middle Aged ◽

Retrospective Case ◽

Mental Health Act ◽

Mental Health Legislation ◽

Mental Health Patients ◽

History Of ◽

Health Legislation

From 1 April 1996 mental health legislation was expanded to include provision for “supervised discharge” under the Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act 1995. However, the use off Section 17 (s17) off the Mental Health Act has always provided an option for an extended leave. This retrospective case note study examines 10 years of practice off s17 use and focuses on characteristics off those patients recalled. Increases in s17 applications represented equivalent increases in admissions and overall sections, although numbers off patients actually recalled had fallen significantly. Patients recalled after discharge were generally middle-aged men with a long history of schizophrenia, on s3, who relapse quickly due to treatment non-compliance.

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Code of Practice 1999: navigating before reform of the Mental Health Act 1983

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment ◽

10.1192/apt.6.1.3 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 3-4

Author(s):

Julian C. Hughes ◽

Tony Lawson

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Public Safety ◽

Green Paper ◽

Code Of Practice ◽

Mental Health Act ◽

Department Of Health ◽

Mental Health Legislation ◽

Health Legislation

Mental health legislation must steer a course between Scylla and Charybdis. Scylla represents the notion of individual liberties; Charybdis represents the notion of safety and, in particular, public safety. At the time of writing a Green Paper is expected in 1999, so reform of the Mental Health Act 1983 is on its way. Meanwhile, does the new Code of Practice (Department of Health & Welsh Office, 1999), in force since 1 April 1999, give us any indication as to the course we might be steering?

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Mental health legislation in the Philippines: Philippine Mental Health Act

BJPsych International ◽

10.1192/bji.2018.33 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (03) ◽

pp. 65-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

John Lally ◽

Rene M. Samaniego ◽

John Tully

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Healthcare ◽

The Philippines ◽

Mental Health Act ◽

Mental Health Legislation ◽

History Of ◽

The Republic ◽

Comprehensive Framework ◽

Health Legislation

The first mental health act legislation in the history of the Philippines has been officially signed into law and was enacted as the Republic Act no. 11036 on 21 June 2018. It provides a rights-based mental health bill and a comprehensive framework for the implementation of optimal mental healthcare in the Philippines. We review the principles and provisions of the Mental Health Act of 2017 and the implications for mental healthcare in the Philippines.

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The application of mental health legislation in younger children

BJPsych Bulletin ◽

10.1192/pb.bp.114.048959 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 39 (6) ◽

pp. 302-304 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Victoria Thomas ◽

Barry Chipchase ◽

Lisa Rippon ◽

Paul McArdle

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Young Child ◽

Legal Issues ◽

Legal Authority ◽

Challenging Behaviour ◽

Health Unit ◽

Mental Health Legislation ◽

History Of ◽

Health Legislation ◽

Mental Health Unit

SummaryWe review a case history of a young child who was admitted to an in-patient mental health unit due to extremely challenging behaviour and review the legal issues that had to be considered in ensuring that there was appropriate legal authority for the child's admission and treatment. In this particular case, the patient was detained for assessment under section 2 of the Mental Health Act 1983. This case demonstrates that all clinicians working in this area require a good understanding of the law in relation to treatment of children with mental disorder, which is extremely complex.

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The impact of mental health legislation on psychiatric services

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/0160-2527(82)90031-0 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 5 (3-4) ◽

pp. 377-389 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

J. Hoenig ◽

U. Sreenivasan ◽

D. Leiberman

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Psychiatric Services ◽

Mental Health Legislation ◽

Health Legislation ◽

The Impact

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Attitudes and experiences of nursing staff to the Mental Health Act 2001: lessons for future mental health legislation

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine ◽

10.1017/ipm.2014.8 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 31 (2) ◽

pp. 83-87 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

A. M. Doherty ◽

F. Jabbar ◽

B. D. Kelly

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Nursing Staff ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mental Health Act ◽

Clinical Nursing ◽

Mental Health Legislation ◽

Paper Work ◽

Health Legislation ◽

The Impact

ObjectivesThe Mental Health Act 2001 was implemented in 2006 to bring Ireland into line with international practice and United Nations Conventions on Human Rights. Previous studies have reported some practical difficulties for the professionals involved. We wished to examine the experiences of nursing staff and the impact of the Act on clinical nursing practice since its implementation.MethodThis cross-sectional survey was conducted by questionnaire. It contained questions examining training in and attitudes to the Act, and any resultant changes in nursing practise.ResultsA total of 317 questionnaires were returned. Of the nurses, 92% reported having received training in the Act, and 56% of nursing staff believed that their workload had increased as a result of the change in legislation. Of those who made a comment, 76.5% were negative, with increased paper work, lack of clarity and an excessive focus on legalities being the most common difficulties reported.ConclusionsNursing staff have shown mixed attitudes to the Mental Health Act 2001, but many of the difficulties encountered are similar to those experienced by other professionals.

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Ethnicity and outcome of appeal after detention under the Mental Health Act 1983

Psychiatric Bulletin ◽

10.1192/pb.bp.108.021360 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 33 (8) ◽

pp. 288-290 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ramin Nilforooshan ◽

Rizkar Amin ◽

James Warner

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Ethnic Groups ◽

Ethnic Differences ◽

Success Rates ◽

Mental Health Act ◽

Mental Health Legislation ◽

Black Caribbean ◽

Chi Squared ◽

Health Legislation ◽

The Relationship

Aims and MethodThere is insufficient research into the relationship between ethnicity and appeals against detention under mental health legislation. We sought to identify rates and success of appeals in different ethnic groups through a retrospective analysis of all detentions under the Mental Health Act 1983 over 1 year.ResultsWe found high rates of appeals overall, with substantial differences between ethnic groups (36 (39%) White British compared with 71 (63%) Black Caribbean (P = 0.0001) and 21 (68%) White Irish (P = 0.01) individuals (Yates corrected chi-squared)). Success rates on appeal were very low in all groups.Clinical ImplicationsThere are significant ethnic differences in appeals against detention under the Mental Health Act.

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An Inconvenient Mirror: Do we already have the next Mental Health Act?

International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law ◽

10.19164/ijmhcl.v1i13.176 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (13) ◽

pp. 138

Author(s):

David Hewitt

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Broad Definition ◽

Code Of Practice ◽

Mental Health Act ◽

The Status ◽

Recent Developments ◽

The Government ◽

Draft Bill ◽

Definition Of ◽

Key Aspects

The Government intends to replace the Mental Health Act 1983, and the most recent of its proposals were contained in the Draft Mental Health Bill published in June 2004.The 1983 Act is now very different to the statute introduced at the end of 1982. Parliament and the courts have made a number of significant changes over the last 20-odd years, and they have brought us a lot closer to the next Mental Health Act than many people – and possibly even the Government – suppose. In fact, those changes may have brought us rather close to the Draft Mental Health Bill. That will be an uncomfortable thought for many people.This paper will consider five key aspects of the Draft Mental Health Bill:• the provisions dealing with risk and treatability;• the notion of compulsion in the community;• the status of the Code of Practice; and• the abolition of the Approved Social Worker.The paper will ask whether, because of the changes of the last two decades, the current Mental Health Act has already arrived at much the same point. In addition, the paper will consider the position of incapable patients. Although the Draft Bill contains precious few proposals about them, the paper will ask whether recent developments have made a broad definition of mental disorder all but essential.

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