Mental Treatment Act 1930

The Mental Treatment Act 1930 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that permitted voluntary admission to, and outpatient treatment within, psychiatric hospitals. [1][2]

It also replaced the term "asylum" with "mental hospital".[2]

It was repealed by the Mental Health Act 1959.

Further reading

References
  1. "The history of mental health and community care - key dates". Mind. Archived from the original on August 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-31.
  2. "Mental Health Act Reform". Psychiatric Bulletin. 1999. Retrieved 2010-07-31.


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