Week 7 - Legislation in Mental Health

Question 1

Sets out circumstances for treating mental health patients and establishing rights and protection

Answer 1

Legislation

Question 2

What year is the current Mental Health Act from which is used in QLD

Answer 2

2016

Question 3

Why is the Mental Health Act important?

Answer 3

• Protection of rights
• To clearly define who is subject to the Act
• Ensure patients are reviewed
• Public and personal safety

Question 4

Improve and maintain the health and wellbeing of persons who have a mental illness who do not have the capacity to consent to be treated

Answer 4

QLD Mental Health Act 2016

Question 5

Admitted by own choice to a treatment centre to receive treatment for your mental illness

Answer 5

Voluntary Patient

Question 6

Given the treatment required even if not consented.

Answer 6

Involuntary Patient

Question 7

Instruction that a person makes now about their future medical treatment or health care in the event he or she loses capacity to make decisions

Answer 7

Advanced Directives

Question 8

Safe guards of rights and liberties of a person who has a mental illness and promotes the recovery of a person who has a mental illness and the persons ability to live in the community, without the need for involuntary treatment

Answer 8

Least Restrictive Care

Question 9

Presumed to have capacity to make decisions about their treatment and care,

Answer 9

Patient Rights

Question 10

A condition characterised by a clinically significant disturbance of thought, mood, perception or memory

Answer 10

Mental Illness

Question 11

Capacity to consent may affected by

Answer 11

• The person has a mental illness
• The person does not have capacity to consent
• Not treating the person will result in serious harm

Question 12

A person can be detained under a Mental Health Act under what circumstances?

Answer 12

When they meet the criteria for an emergency action order

Question 13

Mental health legislation in Australia allows for treatment of?

Answer 13

Ant mental illness

Question 14

Can nurses put someone under the Mental Health Act?

Answer 14

Yes
- If the person is already in a mental health facility
- If the nurse is an authorised health practitioner

Question 15

The main objective of QLD 2016 Act are?

Answer 15

• Improve and maintain the health and wellbeing of persons who have a mental illness who do not have the capacity to consent to be treated
• Enable persons to be diverted from the criminal justice system if found to have been of unsound mind at the time of committing an unlawful act or to be unfit for trial
• To protect the community if persons diverted from the criminal justice system may be at risk of harming others

Question 16

Ability to make decisions.

Answer 16

Capacity

Question 17

Can a health directive be overridden?

Answer 17

Yes, authorised Drs can for mental health

Question 18

Why would a person be denied a communication device?

Answer 18

Communication in a way that is detrimental to themselves or others

Question 19

Why would a person be denied a visitor?

Answer 19

Causes distress, lawyers must be let in.

Question 20

What areas use restrictive practice?

Answer 20

• Acute and secure MH units (locked wards)
• Dementia unit
• Paediatrics
• Neurotrauma ward
• Some aged care