Patterns of use of the Mental Health Act 1983, from 2007-2008 to 2016-2017, in two major London secondary mental healthcare providers

Sian Oram, Craig Colling, Megan Pritchard, Mizanur Khondoker, Daniela Fonseca De Freitas, Lucile Ter-Minassian, Johnny Downs, Brynmor Lloyd-Evans, Sarah Markham, Nomi Werbeloff, Chin Kuo Chang, Sonia Johnson, Matthew Hotopf, Richard D. Hayes

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Abstract

Trends in detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 in two major London secondary mental healthcare providers were explored using patient-level data in a historical cohort study between 2007-2008 and 2016-2017. An increase in the number of detention episodes initiated per fiscal year was observed at both sites. The rise was accompanied by an increase in the number of active patients; the proportion of active patients detained per year remained relatively stable. Findings suggest that the rise in the number of detentions reflects the rise of the number of people receiving secondary mental healthcare.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere102
JournalBJPsych Open
Volume5
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Nov 2019
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

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© The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2019.

Funding

This paper is based on independent research commissioned and funded by the National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Programme and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, the Department of Health and Social Care or its arm's length bodies, and other government departments. CRIS is further supported by the Guy's and St Thomas' Trustees and the South London and Maudsley Trustees. R.D.H. receives salary support from the NIHR Mental Health Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London. M.H. is an NIHR senior investigator. N.W. is supported by the University College London Hospitals National Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre. Declaration of interest: R.D.H. has received research funding from Roche, Pfizer, Janssen and Lundbeck. All other authors state no conflicts of interest.

FundersFunder number
NIHR Mental Health Biomedical Research Centre at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
National Institute for Health Research Policy Research Programme
University College London Hospitals National Institute of Health Research Biomedical Research Centre
Pfizer
Roche
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
National Institute for Health Research
King's College London

    Keywords

    • Compulsory admission
    • Mental Health Act
    • epidemiology

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