MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION
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MENTAL HEALTH LEGISLATION 
 
Basics of the emergency detention certificate (EDC) - Answer- 
 
Why is there legislation that allows for involuntary treatment for mental illness? - Answer-It allows for treatment of a small group of patients who are severely unwell and have lost touch with reality (psychotic) and are a risk to themselves or others to have access to treatment that they otherwise would not be able to get 
 
It provides a legal mechanism to authorise treatment for patients that otherw...