Acute behavioural disturbance: what's in a name?
Acute behavioural disturbance (ABD) is a highly contentious topic, with debate about its validity as a construct. Particular concerns have been raised about how it places societal problems ‘in’ people – disproportionately from minority ethnic backgrounds – medicalising being a victim of violence. Th...
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Cambridge University Press
2024-03-01
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| Series: | BJPsych Open |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S205647242400005X/type/journal_article |