The Local Use of Section 136

Weller, Malcolm P. I.; Weller, Ben G. A.; Baumann, Sean; Coker, E.

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“…What studies there have been have tended to concentrate on individual sections such as guardianship (Wattis et al, 1990) or Section 136 (Weller et al, 1988); or changes in practice from the previous, 1959, Act (Durani and Ford, 1989). Many have been presented in the form of short audits (Hoare and O'Brien, 1991;Joyce et al, 1991); few have attempted a wider perspective (Webster et al, 1987;Barnes et al, 1990).…”

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Elderly patients and the Mental Health Act 1983

Gilmore

Wood

Rigby³

1994

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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SUMMARYA retrospective casenote review was performed on all patients over 65 years of age in one health district who were detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 during the first 6 years of its operation. There were 132 episodes of detention affecting 120 patients. Fifty-three per cent were for organic illness and 47% for functional illness. The organically ill were detained most commonly because the carer was no longer able to cope or, for those living alone, because of self-neglect. The functionally ill were most commonly detained in the interests of their health only. The majority (52/64) of patients with dementia were not discharged to their previous address after being detained, most of these (29/64) being discharged to residential care. Twenty-seven per cent of the whole sample died within a year of being detained, a rate higher than that in the general population. Only nine tribunals were held in the study period.

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Elderly patients and the Mental Health Act 1983

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Wood

Rigby³

1994

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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“…The team consists of a psychiatrist, a social worker, and a community psychiatric nurse; it provides a multidisciplinary assessment for all emergency referrals including police referrals, such assessments taking place in catchment area police stations which are designated as 'places of safety'. All police referrals to the service during a six month period were entered in the study as it was frequently difficult to determine the legal status of the patient, which has been the finding of other studies (Weller et al, 1988;Rassaby & Rogers, 1987).…”

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“…Alterna tively, the community may become more tolerant of socially deviant behaviour. The results of studies to date have been conflicting (Weller et al, 1988).…”

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Police referrals — a crisis intervention approach

Morgan

Cordingly²

1991

Psychiatr. bull.

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Recently, concern has been expressed by mental health professionals, MIND, and the police regarding the management of Section 136 referrals, which at present varies according to the local psychiatric services available. In the majority of London Metropolitan Boroughs a person deemed to be in need of care and control is taken first to a police station where the necessary documentation is completed and then transported, often a considerable distance, to a mental hospital for the purpose of assessment. This can result in lengthy delays in a police cell for the patient, time-consuming negotiations with hospitals for the police, and problems completing the assessment procedure due to lack of availability of social workers. The importance of considering alternatives, particularly with the move towards community care, has been stressed.

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Psychosis and Destitution at Christmas 1985-88

Weller¹

1989

The Lancet

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The Local Use of Section 136

Cited by 4 publications

References 8 publications

Elderly patients and the Mental Health Act 1983

Elderly patients and the Mental Health Act 1983

Police referrals — a crisis intervention approach

Psychosis and Destitution at Christmas 1985-88

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