title: Analyzing the Mental Health Act.
abstract: The Mental Health Act has brought significant changes to clinical practice. Here one nurse examines some of these changes and some of the difficulties nurses have in working under the Act.
authors.affiliation: Eastern Institute of Technology, Hawke's Bay, USA.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lewer
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009520:New Zealand; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*