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Compulsory admissions in a London borough: II. Circumstances surrounding admission: service implications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

G. I. Szmukler
G. I. Szmukler*
Affiliation:
Academic Department of Psychiatry, Royal Free Hospital, London
*
1Address for correspondence: Dr G. I. Szmukler, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF.
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Synopsis

The circumstances immediately surrounding compulsory admissions are examined. These circumstances can be seen largely to derive from the long-term psychiatric and social difficulties of patients described in Part I. A constellation of factors is identified which often limits any alternative to a compulsory admission. A number of recommendations are made based on these findings which are designed to diminish the need for compulsion in the future.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , November 1981 , pp. 825 - 838
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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