A study of laws governing compulsory psychiatric treatment, particularly committal under the Mental Health Act and relations between the mental health and criminal justice systems.
Areas covered include: legal definitions of 'mental disorder'; standards governing compulsory psychiatric assessment, detention and treatment; mental disorder and violence; review procedures; the disposition of mentally disordered offenders; confidentiality and access to psychiatric records.
| Paper title | Law and Psychiatry |
|---|---|
| Paper code | LAWS548 |
| Subject | Law |
| EFTS | 0.125 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2023 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $1,037.38 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Restriction
- LAWS 448
- Limited to
- MBHL, PGDipBHL
- Contact
- law@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
- Professor John Dawson
- Textbooks
- Course materials provided by the Faculty.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication,
Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information
literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
- Students will understand:
- Legal definitions of 'mental disorder'
- Standards governing compulsory psychiatric assessment, detention and treatment
- Mental disorder and violence
- Review procedures
- The disposition of mentally disordered offenders
- Confidentiality and access to psychiatric records
