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Encyclopedia - Definition: Encyclopedia - Definition
A definition may be a statement of the essential properties of a certain thing, or a statement of equivalence between one expression and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mental Health Act 1983: Encyclopedia Ii - Mental Health Act 1983 - Civil Sections
The civil section of the Act applies to any mentally disordered person who is not subject to the Criminal Justice System. The vast majori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fallacies Of Definition: Encyclopedia Ii - Fallacies Of Definition - Circularity
There is a general name for the first two sorts of error: circular definition. A circular definition is somewhat similar to a question-be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Definition: Encyclopedia Ii - Definition - A Contribution To Defining The Term 'definition'
Minimum Intent: The following definition of the term 'definition' is presented as a reference, (a comparator, a norm) that must not be vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mental Health Act 1983: Encyclopedia Ii - Mental Health Act 1983 - Draft Mental Health Bill
Mental health legislation in England and Wales is currently undergoing an overhaul. A draft Mental Health Bill was originally published i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mental Health Act 1983: Encyclopedia Ii - Mental Health Act 1983 - Physical Illness
The Mental Health Act 1983 provides the legal framework for the assessment and/or treatment of mental disorders. It does not provide for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mental Health Act 1983: Encyclopedia Ii - Mental Health Act 1983 - Criminal Sections
There are various criminal sections of the Act that apply to persons subject to proceedings of the Criminal Justice System. Although they...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mental Health Act 1983: Encyclopedia Ii - Mental Health Act 1983 - Shortcomings
The main thrust of the Act provides power to detain persons in hospital, ultimately to treat their mental disorder. However, there is no ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mental Health Act 1983: Encyclopedia Ii - Mental Health Act 1983 - Definition Of Mental Disorder
The term “mental disorder” is very loosely defined under the Act, in contrast to mental health legislation in other countries such as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Definition: Encyclopedia Ii - Definition - Determining Meaning: Extension Intension Ambiguity And Vagueness
Just as arguments can be good or bad, definitions can be good or bad. A definition gives us the meaning of a word. To understand this mor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Definition: Encyclopedia Ii - Definition - A Definition Of 'definition'
Suppose we have decided to define a certain word or a concept associated with that word. Suppose also that we have identified which sense...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mental Health Act 1983: Encyclopedia Ii - Mental Health Act 1983 - History
The Lunacy Act 1890 gave mental hospitals or “asylums” the power to detain “lunatics, idiots and persons of unsound mind.” The Me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mental Health Act 1983: Encyclopedia Ii - Mental Health Act 1983 - Professionals And Persons Involved
The Act involves specific professional roles by social workers and doctors as well as a specific role by a relative of the mentally disor...   » Read the article