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The use of Mental Health Review Tribunals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Miranda Shah  and
Femi Oyebode
Femi Oyebode*
Affiliation:
Queen Elizabeth Psychiatric Hospital, Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2QZ
*
∗Correspondence
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Abstract

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Three hundred and fifty-six patients admitted under sections of the Mental Health Act (1983) were studied. One hundred and twenty-six (35%) patients appealed against their detentions and 52 of these appeals were heard. Only 18 patients were discharged from their detentions by the Tribunal in the study period. Younger patients were more likely to appeal and no patient whose first language was not English appealed in the study period. The tribunals appear to be a fair system once the opportunity to appeal is taken up.

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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 20 , Issue 11 , November 1996 , pp. 653 - 655
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Copyright © 1996 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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