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Chapter 16 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2024

By
Elena Baker-Glenn  and
Annabel Price
Edited by
Rachel Thomasson ,
Elspeth Guthrie  and
Allan House
Rachel Thomasson
Affiliation:
Manchester Centre for Clinical Neurosciences
Elspeth Guthrie
Affiliation:
Leeds Institute of Health Sciences
Allan House
Affiliation:
Leeds Institute of Health Sciences
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Summary

Liaison psychiatry practice is built on a foundation of core ethical principles that apply wherever there are people needing mental healthcare (1). In the UK, liaison psychiatry is practised in accordance with the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) (2), the articles of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

Keywords

ethicsMental Health ActMental Capacity Act
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Seminars in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry , pp. 271 - 287
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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References

Primary Sources

Jacob, R, Gunn, M, Holland, A. Mental Capacity Legislation: Principles and Practice, 2nd ed. Cambridge; 2019.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

Secondary Sources

Essex Chambers. www.39essex.com.Mental Capacity Law and Policy. www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk.Google Scholar

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