s. 6A (c) the provision of treatment and care should be designed to assist people with a mental disorder to, wherever possible, live, work and participate in the community; (d) the provision of treatment and care for people with a mental disorder should promote and assist self reliance; (e) people with a mental disorder should be provided with appropriate and comprehensive information about their mental disorder, proposed and alternative treatments, including medication, and services available to meet their needs; (f) people with a mental disorder should be treated near their homes or the homes of relatives or friends wherever possible; (g) when receiving treatment and care the gender-related, religious, cultural, language and other special needs of people with a mental disorder should be taken into consideration; (h) the prescription of medication should meet the best health needs of the person with a mental disorder and should be given only for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes and never as a punishment or for the convenience of others; (i) treatment and care should be provided by appropriately qualified people and within a multi-disciplinary framework;
(c) the provision of treatment and care should be designed to assist people with a mental disorder to, wherever possible, live, work and participate in the community; (d) the provision of treatment and care for people with a mental disorder should promote and assist self reliance; (e) people with a mental disorder should be provided with appropriate and comprehensive information about their mental disorder, proposed and alternative treatments, including medication, and services available to meet their needs; (f) people with a mental disorder should be treated near their homes or the homes of relatives or friends wherever possible; s. 6A (g) when receiving treatment and care the gender-related, religious, cultural, language and other special needs of people with a mental disorder should be taken into consideration; (h) the prescription of medication should meet the best health needs of the person with a mental disorder and should be given only for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes and never as a punishment or for the convenience of others; (i) treatment and care should be provided by appropriately qualified people and within a multi-disciplinary framework;
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