Following in-patient psychiatric treatment under Section 3 of the Mental Health Act, some
patients have in the past remained on Section after discharge, and subsequently the Section …

Several English consultant psychiatrists were asked to identify which patients currently
under their care they would recommend for treatment with a community treatment order, if …

Because of the nature of some mental illness, care and compulsion in psychiatry are not
always antithetical. However, it is no longer acceptable to link compulsory treatment almost …

This paper reviews developments and proposals in mental health legislation and policies
regarding the provision of compulsory supervision and treatment for people with a mental …

Szmukler & Holloway (Reference Szmukler and Holloway 2000) have expressed their
concern that proposed changes to the Mental Health Act 1983 owe more to the current …

Aims and MethodIn view of plans to reform Mental Health Act legislation to allow compulsory
treatment in the community, we examined the views of service users about this form of care …

This study examines the role that clinical and social factors play in compulsory admissions to
hospital in a London borough. 150 patients compulsorily admitted under a Section of the …

Three groups of patients admitted compulsorily from populations with markedly different
rates of compulsory psychiatric admissions were compared on a range of social and clinical …

Formal admissions to mental hospitals in England and Wales from 1964 through 1970 were
analyzed in terms of variations over time, region, age, sex and first or multiple admissions …

The Mental Health (Patients in the Community) Act received Royal Assent in November
1995 and comes into effect on April 1st 1996. Officially the legislation is a" key part of the …