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 The outdated practice lacks ethical, legal or clinical justification.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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Main Authors: Ruslan Zinchenko, Hosam Elhamoui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press
Series:BJPsych Bulletin
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056469425101241/type/journal_article
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