Mental Health Act 2014
Part 14Regulation of certain kinds of treatment and other interventions
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Part 14 — Regulation of certain kinds of treatment and other interventions
Division 1 — Electroconvulsive therapy
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): meaning 148
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ECT offence 148
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ECT on child under 14 years prohibited 148
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ECT on child over 14 years who is voluntary patient 148
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ECT on child over 14 years who is involuntary patient or supervised person 149
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ECT on adult voluntary patient 149
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ECT on adult involuntary patient or supervised person 150
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Emergency ECT on adult involuntary patient or supervised person 150
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Report to Mental Impairment Review Tribunal 151
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Statistics about ECT 152
Division 2 — Emergency psychiatric treatment
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Emergency psychiatric treatment: meaning 154
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Informed consent not required 154
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Record of emergency psychiatric treatment 155
Division 3 — Psychosurgery
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Psychosurgery: meaning 156
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Psychosurgery offence 156
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Psychosurgery on child under 16 years prohibited 156
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Psychosurgery on adult or child over 16 years old 157
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Report to Chief Psychiatrist and Mental Impairment Review Tribunal 157
Division 4 — Deep sleep and insulin coma therapy
- Deep sleep and insulin coma therapy prohibited 158
Division 5 — Seclusion
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Terms used 158
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Seclusion: meaning 158
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Seclusion must be authorised 159
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Giving oral authorisation 159
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Making seclusion order 161
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Criteria for authorising seclusion 163
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Treating psychiatrist (if any) to be informed 163
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Extending seclusion order 164
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Revoking seclusion order 165
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Release of person on revocation or expiry of seclusion order 165
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Record of seclusion order expiring 165