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020			_a0415077877
060			_aWM 11.
100			_aFennell, Phil
245			_aTreatment without consent : _b law psychiatry and the treatment of mentally disordered people since 1845
260			_bRoutledge, _c1996
300			_a356p
520			_a Phil Fennell's tightly argued study traces the history of treatment of mental disorder in Britain over the last 150 years. He focuses specifically on treatment of mental disorder without consent within psychiatric practice, and on the legal position which has allowed it. Treatment Without Consent examines many controversial areas: the use of high-strength drugs and Electro Convulsive Therapy, physical restraint and the vexed issue of the sterilisation of people with learning disabilities. Changing notions of consent are discussed, from the common perception that relatives are able to consent on behalf of the patient, to present-day statutory and common law rules, and recent Law Commission recommendations. This work brings a complex and intriguing area to life; it includes a table of legal sources and an extensive bibliography. It is essential reading for historians, lawyers and all those who are interested in the treatment of mental disorder.
650			_aMental disorders
650			_aPsychiatry
650			_aLegislation
650			_aEthics, medical
650			_aLearning disabilities
650			_aPatient compliance _97342
650			_aHistory
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