Misdiagnosed, mismanaged, mistreated: personality disorders and the Mental Health Act
The Mental Health Act perpetuates the harmful and misguided detention of individuals with personality disorders. The outdated practice lacks ethical, legal or clinical justification. Coercion is mistaken for care, and detention often exacerbates distress, retraumatises patients and increases suicide...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
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| Series: | BJPsych Bulletin |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056469425101241/type/journal_article |
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