Mental Health, Incapacity and the Law in Scotland - 2nd Edition by Jill Stavert & Hilary Patrick (Paperback)

About the Book

A comprehensive treatment of current mental health law.

Book Synopsis

This highly regarded book is a comprehensive and up to date guide to mental health law in Scotland. Every aspect of mental health law is explained, including tribunal procedure, procedures for adults with incapacity, community care, patients' rights and legal remedies for when things go wrong.

Mental health and incapacity law affect not just those subject to compulsory orders, but everyone with a mental health problem, dementia or a learning disability.

This title is included in Bloomsbury Professional's Scottish Law, Scots Law Student and Scottish General Practice online service.

Review Quotes

"When I reviewed the 1st edition of Hilary Patrick's "Mental Health, Incapacity and the Law in Scotland" I predicted that, within much of its extended area of coverage, "This book will be the authoritative starting-point for lawyers and non-lawyers alike for some years to come". I was right. This 2nd edition, a decade later, is to be welcomed for several principal reasons...A full and authoritative exposition of mental health law...multi-dimensional coverage of an impressively wide range of topics." --Adrian D Ward, The Journal of the Law Society of Scotland

About the Author

Prof. Jill Stavert, Professor in Law, Napier University.

Jill's areas of research are international, European and national human rights law and mental health, and non-state actors (especially businesses) and human rights and she works with a number of organisations and bodies that promote mental health and/or human rights. She has also published and presented at conferences in the field of mental health and human rights law.

Jill leads and represents the Law subject group at Edinburgh Napier University in research and is Director of the Centre for Mental Health and Incapacity Law Rights and Policy.

Hilary Patrick is a former Honorary Fellow in the School of Law at Edinburgh University, she served on the Millan and McManus committees, advising on the reform of Scottish mental health law.