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Management of Compulsorily Admitted Patients To a High Security Unit

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  • Patrick Bolton

    (St. George's Hospital, SW17)

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The case-notes of all the 92 patients compulsorily detained under the Mental Health Act from 1st October 1982 - 31st December 1983 were examined retrospectively to deter mine the reasons for transfer to a high Security Unit. Young adult male schizophrenics who were unemployed predominated. Aggressive behaviour was associated with transfer but there was no such relationship with formal diagnosis. Lack of co-operation of the patient was seen more frequently in ethnic minority patients and may be a factor in influencing a trend towards ethnic minority patients being over populated on the unit. The reasons and implications of these findings are discussed.

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  • Patrick Bolton, 1984. "Management of Compulsorily Admitted Patients To a High Security Unit," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 30(1-2), pages 77-84, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socpsy:v:30:y:1984:i:1-2:p:77-84
    DOI: 10.1177/002076408403000111
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    1. Kamaldeep Bhui & Yvonne Christie & Dinesh Bhugra, 1995. "The Essential Elements of Culturally Sensitive Psychiatric Services," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 41(4), pages 242-256, December.
    2. Bernard Ineichen, 1991. "Schizophrenia in British Afro-Caribbeans: Two Debates Confused?," International Journal of Social Psychiatry, , vol. 37(4), pages 227-232, December.

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