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102When does a course of electroconvulsive treatment begin and end?
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102 When does a course of electroconvulsive treatment begin and end?
(1) The course of electroconvulsive treatment begins on the date that the Mental Health Tribunal authorises the treatment.
(c) the adult patient ceases to be a patient;
(d) the adult regains the capacity to give informed consent to the electroconvulsive treatment;
(e) the authorised psychiatrist determines that the electroconvulsive treatment is no longer the least restrictive treatment available;
(f) a new order under this Part is made in respect of the adult patient.