Legal landmark for community care of former psychiatric patients
- Authors:
- THORNICROFT Graham, HALPERN Adina
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 24.7.93, 1993, pp.248-250.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
A recent judgment of the Lands Tribunal has set an important precedent which should decrease the potential for restrictive covenants to thwart the development of the government's care in the community programme. In 1989 a Worthing couple were permitted to convert their own house into a residential care home for former psychiatric patients. A recent ruling found that the public interest outweighed a contractual stipulation that the property should be used only for residential, non-business purposes. This is a radical change in the Land Tribunal's view of mental illness.
- Subject terms:
- housing, mental health problems, public opinion, residential care, community care;
- Link:
- Journal home page
- ISSN print:
- 1019-8350