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Define law.

A body of rules and regulations.Generally found in constitutions, legislation, judicial options, and that is used to govern society and to control behaviour of its members.

What are the main functions of law?

Helps maintain a peaceful, orderly, relatively stable society-protect citizens.
Regulates business activities and private planning applications.
Limits powers to government, helps to provide a degree of freedom
it's a mechanism for social change to improve the quality of life in matters of health education and welfare.

What are the four types of Law?

By Law- LA public interest.


Military Law


Civil Law Not amounting to a crime.


Criminal law- Where a crime has been committed.

Define Ethics?

A set of moral principles, values or rules that informs or modulates human action or interaction so as to achieve quality performance that is socially desirable.


Involves a dynamically evolving set of cultural traditions and beliefs that determine what is right or wrong human action so as to serve society.


Ethics form the basis on which socially accepted laws are formed.

Name the six laws most commonly encountered in mental health practice?

Mental health law
MHA 1983 (amended 2007)
MCA 2005


Other statutes. HRA 1998, EA 2010, Health and Safety at work act 1974+ regulations 1992.
Data protection act 1998 and 2003.

What is an ethical issue?

When you have to judge what is right or wrong.
Choosing between options.
Deciding whether to do something or do nothing.
Should I or shouldn't I?
Weighing up the potential impact of your decision or actions.
A professional dilemma.

Identify the ethical principles that influence decision-making?

Accountability
Confidentiality
Informed Consent
Right to Refuse Treatment
Living Will
Power of Attorney


Autonomy
Duty of care
Distributive Justice
Veracity
Fidelity
Negligence
Malpractice
Privacy

What are the primary ethical principles?

Autonomy
non-maleficent
beneficance- Generosity
justice

What are the secondary ethical principles?

Veracity- Truth
confidentiality
fidelity.

What do we mean by mental health?What is the legal definition of mental illness?

Mental health is a positive sense of well-being and belief in one's own worth and worth of others. (HEA, 1997)
Legal definition of mental illness (MHA, 2007) "I any disorder or disability of the mind."


What is the strategic importance of mental illness?How does mental illness contribute to poverty?How much did mental health across the UKcost in 2003?

Depression is the second most common cause of disability after IHO's.
Disability due to psychosis is exceeded only by quadriplegia and dementia.
Mental health problems account for 20% of disability adjusted life years lost (15% for cancer).

How much of the NHS budget was spent on mental health in 2008?

10 to 12% of the NHS budget was spent on mental health in 2008.

How much does mental health care cost per head in a) cosmopolitan areas and b) rural areas?

A. £150 per head
B. £110 per head.

What percentage of developing countries have no Mental Health Legislation?

33% of developing countries have no mental health legislation (Patel et al, 2007)

How many psychiatrists are there per 100,000 people in the UK?

There are 13 psychiatrists for every 100,000 people in the UK.