Dr Paul Ng – Compulsory assessment orders

Dr Paul Ng

Dr Paul Ng Source: Aaron Wan (SBS)

When family members or friends who you suspect having severe mental problem do not voluntarily seek treatment, what can you do? Dr Paul Ng, Consultant Psychiatrist, says that there are ways to deal with this situation.


He also introduces The Mental Health Act 2014 (Vic) which provides the legal framework for the assessment of people who appear to have a mental illness and the treatment of those who are assessed as having a mental illness.


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