Patterns of use of the Mental Health Act 1983, from 2007–2008 to 2016–2017, in two major London secondary mental healthcare providers

Trends in detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 in two major London secondary mental healthcare providers were explored using patient-level data in a historical cohort study between 2007–2008 and 2016–2017. An increase in the number of detention episodes initiated per fiscal year was observed a...

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Main Authors: Sian Oram, Craig Colling, Megan Pritchard, Mizanur Khondoker, Daniela Fonseca de Freitas, Lucile Ter-Minassian, Johnny Downs, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Sarah Markham, Nomi Werbeloff, Chin-Kuo Chang, Sonia Johnson, Matthew Hotopf, Richard D. Hayes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2019-11-01
Series:BJPsych Open
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S205647241900084X/type/journal_article