Ambiguity in Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983: A survey of Section 12(2) approved doctors in the West Midlands

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 388-390

  Ogundipe, L ^a   Oyebode, F ^a   Knight, A ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; POLICE; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034750224     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.25.10.388     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Knowledge of current mental health legislation among medical practitioners approved under section 12(2) of the Mental Health Act 1983 in the West Midlands
2. Section 136 and the police
3. Compulsory psychiatric admission by the police
4. Police may underuse section 136
5. Variations in disposal at different places of safety