Mental Health Act 1959

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addresses involuntary treatment
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Mental_Health_Act_1983
Mental Health Act 1975
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:England_and_Wales
gptkbp:contains provisions for detention of patients
gptkbp:effective_date 1959-07-01
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:established mental health tribunals
criteria for mental disorder
gptkbp:examines academic studies
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Mental_Health_Act_1983
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:theorem
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mental Health Act 1959
gptkbp:includes rights of patients
gptkbp:influenced_by Royal Commission on Mental Illness and Mental Deficiency
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in policy reviews
gptkbp:is_associated_with mental health reform
mental health advocacy
gptkbp:is_challenged_by advocacy groups
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:Mental_Health_Act_1983
gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:is_considered landmark legislation
gptkbp:is_criticized_for legal scholars
lack of patient rights
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:academic_journal
mental health activists
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by policy analysts
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:NHS
gptkbp:is_influential_in mental health legislation worldwide
gptkbp:is_linked_to human rights issues
gptkbp:is_part_of UK law history
UK legislative history
UK mental health legislation
gptkbp:is_referenced_in mental health training
mental health policy documents
gptkbp:is_related_to mental health policy
patient care standards
gptkbp:is_reviewed_by mental health professionals
gptkbp:is_subject_to legal challenges
gptkbp:is_supported_by mental health advocates
gptkbp:preceded_by Mental Treatment Act 1930
gptkbp:provides voluntary admission of patients
gptkbp:purpose to provide for the care and treatment of mentally disordered persons
gptkbp:related_to mental health treatment
mental health law
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Mental_Health_Act_1983
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Mental_Health_Act_1983
gptkbp:requires medical recommendation for detention
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mental_Health_Act_of_1827
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6