title: Liberating the long-stay patient in NSW: how to make a patient voluntary under the Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) and the role of capacity.
authors.affiliation: 1 School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.|2 Discipline of Psychiatry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.|3 Capacity Australia, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Carmelle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peisah
authors.affiliation: 4 Mental Health Drug and Alcohol, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ayerst
authors.affiliation: 4 Mental Health Drug and Alcohol, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paton
authors.affiliation: 2 Discipline of Psychiatry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.|5 Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008603:Mental Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009517:New South Wales