title: The SM judgment and the Mental Health Act 2008.
abstract: The Mental Health Act 2008 was subject to little debate. This Act ensured that the detentions of involuntary psychiatric patients under the Mental Health Act 2001 remained lawful. The direct costs of administering the Act are estimated at Euro 993,377, which could have provided 37 years of supported accommodation to the patient involved.
authors.affiliation: Central Mental Hospital, Dublin. liz.cummings@yahoo.com
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authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cummings
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authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: O'Conor
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000191:economics*