The use of Mental Health Review Tribunals by older people
- Author:
- DWYER Sandra
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 15(3), 2003, pp.51-60.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Focuses on the proportion of older people who are detained under the Mental Health Act 1983 who make applications to tribunals in comparison to younger adults. Some implications for social work practice are explored, both under current legislation, and in the context of legislative reform.
- Subject terms:
- mental health problems, older people, access to services, compulsory detention;
- Link:
- Journal home page
- ISSN online:
- 1742-4909
- ISSN print:
- 0950-3153