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Compulsory hospital admissions: dangerous decisions?

K Soothill1, P Kupituksa, F Macmillan

  • 1Dept of Sociology, University of Lancaster.

Medicine, Science, and the Law
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Area of Science:

  • Forensic Psychiatry
  • Mental Health Law
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Compulsory hospital admission in Britain is often justified by the criterion of dangerousness.
  • The 1983 Mental Health Act governs these admissions.
  • Recent debates have questioned the application of the dangerousness criterion.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the practical application of the dangerousness criterion for compulsory admissions.
  • To assess whether psychiatrists' use of the dangerousness concept has evolved since the 1983 Mental Health Act.

Main Methods:

  • A consecutive series of 53 compulsory admissions were studied.
  • Data was collected from the Academic Unit, All Saints Hospital, Birmingham, England.

Main Results:

  • The study found little to no change in how psychiatrists assess dangerousness for compulsory admissions.
  • This aligns with previous research, indicating dangerousness is not the primary admission concern.
  • Contrary to some assumptions, assessments were not found to be stereotypical.

Conclusions:

  • The application of the dangerousness criterion in compulsory admissions has remained consistent.
  • Psychiatrists' use of the dangerousness concept has not significantly shifted despite ongoing debates.
  • Dangerousness assessments, while not primary, are not conducted stereotypically.

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