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Psychology of compulsory detention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Allan Beveridge
Allan Beveridge*
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Queen Margaret Hospital, Whitefield Road, Dunfermline KY12 0SU
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The compulsory detention and treatment of patients against their will is unique to psychiatry. It is arguably the most stressful event in psychiatric practice, both for the doctor and for the patient, and yet, although much has been written about the details of mental health legislation (Clare, 1980; Fennell, 1995), very little has been said about the psychological impact that this procedure has on either the doctor or the patient (exceptions are Mills, 1962; Rogers et al, 1993). This paper will examine the emotional factors involved when a patient is deprived of his or her liberty, and will take as its point of reference the Scottish Mental Health Act.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , February 1998 , pp. 115 - 117
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