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Age, gender and ethnicity of those detained under Part II of the Mental Health Act 1983
- Authors:
- AUDINI Bernard, LELLIOTT Paul
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 180, March 2002, pp.222-226.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Aggregate returns give limited information about those detained under the Mental Health Act 1983. This research uses existing data-sets to examine detentions under Part II of the Act. Findings show that the difference in rates of detention between Black and White people is greater than previously thought. The excess of older women detained under Part II of the Act is largely due to the lower life expectancy of men.
Survey of patients from an inner-London health authority in medium secure psychiatry care
- Authors:
- LELLIOTT Paul, AUDINI Bernard, DUFFETT Richard
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 179, January 2001, pp.62-66.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Under-provision by the National Health Service (NHS) has led to an increase in medium secure psychiatric beds managed by the independent sector. Black people are over-represented in medium secure care. This study describes those people from an inner-London health authority occupying all forms of medium secure provision, and compares those in NHS provision with those in the independent sector, and Black patients with White patients. The researchers concluded that the NHS meets only part of the need for medium secure care of the population of this London health authority. This comparison of the characteristics of Black and White patients does not help to explain why Black people are over-represented in medium secure settings.