Mental health review tribunal decisions in restricted hospital order cases at one medium secure unit, 1992-1996

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 57-65

  Mohan, Damian ^a   Murray, Kevin ^b   Steed, Penny ^b   Mullee, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Three Bridges Regional Secure Unit   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DETENTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT;

EID: 0031957456     PISSN: 09579664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cbm.211     Document Type: Article

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