'A frightening experience': Detainees' and carers' experiences of being detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 164-169

  Riley, Genevieve ^a   Freeman, Elaine ^b   Laidlaw, Jim ^a   Pugh, David ^c  

^a Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act Implementation Manager   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 80052699787     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/msl.2011.010074     Document Type: Article

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