PSY240H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Lunacy Act 1845, Surrogate Decision-Maker, Psychiatric Services
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Brief history of mental health legislation in ontario. Equal before and under the law - and entitled to equal protection. 1850 - ontario"s first provincial lunatic asylum opened, on camh queen st. site. Courts reviewed admission and discharge decisions for mental hospitals. 1933 - legislation changed to allow for any two physicians to authorize the admission of a mentally ill person - didn"t need to be in the court anymore. Physicians" decision was reviewed only if patient brought a writ of habeas corpus to the. If the patient challenged the lawfulness of the person"s detention. If you think about it - there would have been many people admitted people with mental health issues that didn"t have the capacity to challenge these decisions - resulted in many people in mental hospitals. Introduction of the mental health act and its revisions. 1952 - "psychopharmacological revolution" began with discovery and use of chlorpromazine. Criteria for admission to mental hospitals made more restrictive.
