Mental Health Nursing

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Mrs. Jyoti Dhagale
Lecturer
Department of OBGY
M.E.S. College of Nursing
Ms. Harshada K.Joshi
First year M.Sc. Nursing
Department Of Mental Health
Nursing
M.E.S. College of Nursing

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Forensic psychiatry
is the branch of
medicine that deals
with disorders of
the mind and their
relation to legal
principles.

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The basic forensic psychiatric includes:
1. Crime and psychiatric disorders.
2. Criminal responsibility
3. Civil responsibility
4. Laws relating to psychiatric
disorders.
5. Admission procedures of patients in
a psychiatric hospital.
6. Civil rights of mentally ill.
7. Psychiatrists and the court.

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1. Crime and Psychiatric disorders
There are close associations between
crime and psychiatric disorders like
personality disorder particularly
antisocial personality, drug
dependence disorders, schizophrenia,
affective disorders and epilepsy.

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2.Criminal Responsibility
According to section 84 of the
Indian Penal Code of 1860,
“Noting is an offence which is
done by a person who, at the
time of doing it, by reason of
unsoundness of mind, is
‘incapable of knowing the
nature of the act or that he is
doing what is either wrong or
contrary to law”.

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M’Naghten’s rule

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Civil Responsibilities of a Mentally Ill
Person
Management of Property
Marriage
Testamentary Capacity
Right to Vote

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Irresistible Impulse Act
Durham’s Rule/Product Rule
American Law Institute (ALI) test

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Laws Relating to Psychiatric Disorders
Laws relating to psychiatric in India
Mental health related legislations
Civil laws relating to mental ill persons
Civil laws relating to psychiatry
Suicide and Indian law
The Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substance Act (Act 61
of 1985)

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Admission Procedures of Patients in a Psychiatric
Hospital
Admission under special circumstances(Involuntary Patient)
Admission under Authority or Order
The authority can pass an order for reception and detention mainly
under four different categories, which include:
1. Reception order on application.
2. Reception order on production of a mentally ill person before a
magistrate.
3. Reception order after inquest.
4. Admission and detention of a mentally ill prisoner.

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Civil Rights of the Mentally ill

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Psychiatrists and the Court
Psychiatry has become established as
a medical specialty and psychiatrists
now have achieved the status of an
expert for the purpose of assisting
the law in performing its role. Based
on a plea of insanity a psychiatrist
can give evidence convincing a judge
that crimes were committed as a
result of his mental illness.

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