scholarly journals Assessment and examination

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 405-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Jolly
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Taxi Driver ◽  
The West ◽  
Police Station ◽  
Mental Health Act ◽  
Northern City ◽  
Central Police

A 19-year-old student, wandering the streets of a Northern city, is picked up at 3am by a taxi driver. The student requests delivery to a fictitious destination. The student recounts to the driver a series of events including abandonment by parents at the age of six in a forest in the West Country, and subsequent adoption by an elderly couple who live in Birmingham. The taxi driver takes the student to the central police station, where, after a brief interview, sectioning under the Mental Health Act 1983 takes place.

scholarly journals Ambiguity in Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983

2001 ◽  
Vol 25 (10) ◽  
pp. 388-390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laofe Ogundipe ◽  
Femi Oyebode ◽  
Amanda Knight
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Early Assessment ◽  
The West ◽  
Police Station ◽  
Mental Health Act ◽  
West Midlands

AIMS and MethodTo investigate the interpretation of Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 by Section 12(2) approved doctors and to describe a pathway that facilitates early assessment of people detained under Section 136. We surveyed a random sample of Section 12(2) approved doctors in the West Midlands.ResultsA response rate of 70% was achieved. Approximately 65% believe that it would be illegal to transfer a person under Section 136 from the police station to a further place of safety, such as hospital. Thirty-five per cent believed that this could be done legally or were unsure.Clinical ImplicationsAmbiguity still remains about the legal interpretations of the provisions of Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983, which needs to be rectified.

scholarly journals Section 136 and the Police

1987 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 224-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Dunn ◽  
Thomas Fahy
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Psychiatric Training ◽  
Public Place ◽  
Mentally Disordered ◽  
Police Station ◽  
Mental Health Act

Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 is a controversial section. It authorises a police constable, often with no psychiatric training, to take a mentally disordered person from a public place to a place of safety, usually a hospital or a police station, so that he or she may be assessed by a doctor and a social worker within a 72 hour period. There have been several studies looking at this section from the point of view of psychiatrists, social workers, and other interested parties, in particular MIND. The aim of this study was to find out from the police whether or not problems arose during their dealings with people whom they had placed on section 136.

scholarly journals The Mental Health Act 1983

1999 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 534-536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijay Bhatti ◽  
Jeremy Kenney-Herbert ◽  
Rosemarie Cope ◽  
Martin Humphreys
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
The West ◽  
Mental Health Act ◽  
West Midlands

Aims and methodA one-in-five random sample (n=104) of practitioners approved under Section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983 in the West Midlands was selected. Opinions were sought on issues relating to current law and potential reform.ResultsEighty-three (80%) doctors were interviewed. Over half (52%) stated that the term ‘mental illness' in the Act was unsatisfactory. Two-thirds (68%) specified the need for a review of legislation relating to treatment in the community.Clinical implicationsThere was a diversity of views. This is likely to be reflected in the clinical practice of those interviewed. Many respondents believed that there was a need for reform in specific areas of the Act.

Mental Impairment in the West Midlands: 10 Years on

2002 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 325-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
David William Perry ◽  
Carl Benton ◽  
Martin Walsh ◽  
David Martin ◽  
John Corbett
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Offending ◽  
Learning Disabled ◽  
Service Development ◽  
The West ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Mental Health Act ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
West Midlands ◽  
Mentally Impaired

In 1989, a survey was undertaken to describe the learning disabled population, originating from the West Midlands, classified as mentally impaired or severely mentally impaired under the Mental Health Act 1983. The results obtained were then used to help guide future service development within the region. Given the marked changes in service provision over the subsequent decade, the study was repeated in 1998–1999, looking at the same population on 1st December 1997 (prior to the Bournewood Ruling). Attempts were made to identify all people residing within the West Midlands region, or originating from it, and classified as mentally impaired or severely mentally impaired under the Mental Health Act (1983). This was achieved by contacting medical records departments, learning disability consultants and Health Authorities. The same data set as the original study was then collected from case notes to allow comparison. The current study however, collected extra information, relating to diagnosis, treatment and outcome. Ninety-three people were identified for the study. Over the 10 years, there has been approximately a 100% increase in the numbers of people detained under these categories of the Mental Health Act (1983). There has been a marked increase in the use of the private sector, as well as out-of-region placements. Sexual offending seemed a common reason for detention. The authors attempt to explain this phenomenon. They also highlight the need for future developments and greater systematic data collection.

Has the Mental Health Act 2001 altered the clinical profile of involuntary admissions?

2009 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 179-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivan Murray ◽  
Brian Hallahan ◽  
Colm McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Clinical Profile ◽  
The West ◽  
Minimal Impact ◽  
Admission Rates ◽  
Mental Health Act ◽  
Clinical Records

AbstractObjectives: To assess whether transition from the Mental Treatment Act (MTA), 1945 to the Mental Health Act (MHA), 2001 has had any impact on the clinical profile of patients in the West Galway Mental Health Services who are admitted on an involuntary basis.Methods: Data were collected from clinical records in relation to all those individuals residing in the West Galway Mental Health Services who were admitted involuntarily in the 12 months prior to and subsequent to the introduction of the MHA 2001.Results: A total of 175 individuals were included in this study (n = 91 - MTA 1945; and n = 84 - MHA 2001). No significant differences were found between the two groups in relation to demographic data, rates of involuntary detention or duration of involuntary detention. The applicant was less likely to be a family member under the MHA 2001 (54%) than the MTA 1945 (85%).Conclusions: Transition from the MTA 1945 to the MHA 2001 has had minimal impact on the admission rates, clinical profile or duration of detention of patients admitted involuntarily in the West Galway Mental Health Services.

scholarly journals Mentally disordered detainees in the police station: the role of the psychiatrist

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Kent ◽  
Santhana Gunasekaran
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Significant Part ◽  
Pathways To Care ◽  
Mentally Disordered ◽  
Police Station ◽  
Mental Health Act ◽  
The Uk

SummaryA significant number of people who come into contact with the police have a mental disorder. Attending the police station to assess detainees forms a significant part of most psychiatrists' work. The role of the psychiatrist includes assessing for the presence of mental disorder, advising on diversion from custody and assessing detainees' fitness to be interviewed. This article, based on data primarily from the UK, looks at issues involved for psychiatrists attending police stations, including pathways to care, epidemiology, assessment of detainees under the Mental Health Act 1983, fitness of detainees to be interviewed and aspects of training.

A Systematic Review of Research Relating to the Mental Health Act (1983)

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Churchill ◽  
Sharon Wall ◽  
Matthew Hotopf ◽  
Alec Buchanan ◽  
Simon Wessely
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mental Health Act
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