British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)HumansUnited KingdomCommitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders
Compulsory treatment of physical disorders under the Mental Health Act.
Richard Griffith
Published: 202610.12968/bjon.2026.0017
Abstract
Richard Griffith, Senior Lecturer in Health Law at Swansea University, uses examples from recent case law to illustrate when the compulsory treatment of physical disorders under the Mental Health Act 1983 would be lawful.