Use of ‘acute behavioural disturbance’ in mental health records: differences over time and by ethnicity in a London NHS mental health Trust

Use of ‘acute behavioural disturbance’ in mental health records: differences over time and by ethnicity in a London NHS mental health Trust

Background Acute behavioural disturbance (ABD) is a controversial descriptor for presentations of severe agitation, aggression and physiological compromise. Aims To characterise the use of ABD-related terms in the electronic record of a large UK provider of mental health services during 2006–2021....

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Main Authors: Catherine Polling, Preety Das, Kevin Ariyo, Natalie Creary, Shubulade Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2023-07-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Subjects:
Epidemiology
stigma and discrimination
risk assessment
emergency presentations
liaison psychiatry
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472423005288/type/journal_article

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