Ethical and legal considerations of mental health

Written Assignment (2200 words)

Process:

  • Using the case below to reflect on and provide an overview of mental health law, the guidelines of enforcement, key terms, and patient rights that are relevant to your case study.
  • Critically analyse the influence of these guidelines on the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992, and the influence of this Act upon the prevention or management of a mental health disorder.
  • Reflect on and provide an overview of the ethical principles used in a mental health setting and how these principles are integrated into the assessment and treatment processes for a client in a mental health setting.
  • Critically evaluate these principles to identify the tensions that can arise for the nurse in reference to the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992 and how these ethical principles could be better applied to enhance mental health practice.

APA 7 reference with contemporary sources of less than 5 years old.