human rights and legislation who resource book on mental health

• Patient lacks the capacity to
make informed treatment
decisions?
• Treatment is necessary to bring
about an improvement in the
patient’s condition, <strong>and</strong>/or
restore the capacity to make
treatment decisions, <strong>and</strong>/or
prevent serious deterioration,
<strong>and</strong>/or prevent injury or harm to
self or others?
2) Does the law ensure that a treatment
plan is proposed by an accredited
practitioner with expertise <strong>and</strong> knowledge
to provide the treatment?
3) Does the law make provision for a
second practitioner to agree on the
treatment plan?
4) Has an independent body been set up
to authorize involuntary treatment?
5) Does the law ensure that treatment is
for a limited time period only?
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