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The Mental Health Act 1983—Second Opinions under Section 58

Treatment with Electroplexy or Extended Medication

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

G. E. Langley
G. E. Langley*
Affiliation:
Exminster Hospital, Exminster, Exeter
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Section 58 of the Mental Health Act 1983 provides for statutory control of certain treatments given to detained patients through an obligation to obtain their consent or secure the approval of a doctor called as a second opinion through the Regional Office of the Mental Health Act Commission.

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Bulletin of the Royal College of Psychiatrists , Volume 9 , Issue 5 , May 1985 , pp. 92 - 94
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References

1 Applebaum, P. S. & Gutheil, T. G. (1982) Clinical aspects of treatment refusal. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 23, 560–6.Google Scholar
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