Ethnic bias in the application of the Mental Health Act 1983

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 350-357

  Dein, Kalpana ^a   Williams, Paul Simon ^b   Dein, Simon ^c  

^a Runwell Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b North London Forensic Service   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN CARIBBEAN; ARTICLE; COMPULSION; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIGRATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOSIS; RACISM; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 38549168309     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.107.003582     Document Type: Article

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