Background Use of modified texture diets—thickening of liquids and modifying the texture of
foods—in the hope of preventing aspiration, pneumonia and choking, has become central to …

Many countries embarked on reforms of mental health law in the wake of the Convention on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. These reforms have had varying levels of success …

Objective: To consider whether research into “motivational postures” can assist the Victorian
Government and the forthcoming Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission to regulate and …

Abstract The Norwegian Mental Health Act allows involuntary treatment for patients who lack
consent capacity, however it allows only administration of pharmaceutical treatment and …

Objective To address frequently asked questions regarding the use of the Guardianship Act,
the Mental Health Act and the Public Health Act within New South Wales EDs and present …

As a clinical discipline, consultation-liaison psychiatry (CLP) has developed more slowly in
Canada than in other countries (1). The field and its practitioners have faced numerous …