title: The Mental Treatment Act 1945 in Ireland: an historical enquiry.
abstract: The Mental Treatment Act 1945 had a decisive influence on the provision and development of psychiatric services in Ireland. This paper examines: (a) the historical and psychiatric backgrounds to the introduction of the Mental Treatment Act 1945; (b) the main provisions of the Act; and (c) the international context of the Act, especially in relation to institutional and legislative trends in other jurisdictions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Psychiatry, University College Dublin, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, 62/63 Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland. brendankelly35@gmail.com
authors.forename: Brendan D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000266:history* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence