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Involuntary admission to be removed from new Mental Health Act
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Involuntary admission to be removed from new Mental Health Act
Going forward, involuntary admission will be removed from the new Mental Health Act. That’s according to Consultant Psychiatrist Dr. Joy Sue, who explained that under the current law, a relative can sign a person into the Psychiatric Hospital against their will, with that status lasting up to a year and reviewed at six months. However, Dr. Sue noted that in many cases, relatives are unwilling to sign the patient back out. She was speaking on the…
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