The Mental Treatment Act 1930 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom permitting voluntary admission to, and outpatient treatment within, psychiatric hospitals.[1][2] It also replaced the term "asylum" with "mental hospital".[2]

It was repealed by the Mental Health Act 1959.

Further reading

References

  1. ^ "The history of mental health and community care - key dates". Mind. Archived from the original on 30 August 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Mental Health Act Reform". Psychiatric Bulletin. 1999. Retrieved 31 July 2010.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Treatment_Act,_1930
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