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Mental Health Act

Certification Test

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Q1 - A detainment under Section 3 of the ‘Mental Health Act’ authorises a treatment for…

Up to 6 months Up to 28 days Up to 72 Hours

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Q2 - What is the maximum time frame that an individual can be detained for under section 4 of the Mental Health Act?

Up to 6 months Up to 28 days Up to 72 Hours

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Q3 - In which parts of the United Kingdom does the ‘Mental Health Act’ govern the care and treatment of people with a mental disorder?

England Wales England and Wales Northen Ireland Scotland

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Q4 - Which definition of ‘mental disorder’ replaced the categories of disorder in the 1983 MHA?

‘Mental illness, arrested or incomplete development of the mind, psychopathic disorder and any other disability or disorder of the mind’ ‘Any disorder or disability of the mind’ ‘A mental disorder is a condition where a person’s brain is physically damaged or deformed’.

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Q5 - Children under the age of 16 do not have the capacity to consent to their own treatment?

True False

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Q6 - Who is involved in a Mental Health Act Assessment?

2 Doctors & and an Approved Mental Health Professional 2 Doctors & the patient’s nearest relative Approved Mental Health Professional

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Q7 - Who can make an admission for an assessment?

Approved Mental Health Professional Patient’s nearest relative Both

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Q8 - Under what section do police powers allow the removal of a mental health patient from a public place to a place of safety?

Section 2 Section 136 Section 3 Section 4