Service Users' Perspective of Reasons for Detention Under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-08-31

Study Completion Date

2011-01-31

Brief Summary

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Section 136 of the Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983 allows the police to detain someone in a public place if there are reasons to believe that they may be suffering from a mental disorder and to be in need of care or control. For a significant number of psychiatric patients, detention under section 136 and accessing psychiatric services via the police remains an important, and sometimes the only pathway to care. Approximately 17400 people were detained under section 136 of the MHA 1983 during the year 2005-2006 (Independent Police Complaints Commission, 2008).

Despite the large number of patients accessing mental health services via the police, there is no research available to identify the service users' perspective of what led them to come into contact with police and to identify the reasons for care not being accessed by conventional routes. Royal College Psychiatrists (RCP, 2008) and Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC, 2008) found that there was lack of research into the service users' perspective and recommended research into this area.

The investigators have devised this research project to help themselves and the wider research and clinical community understand the service users' perspective of how they came to be detained by the police, whether the community services had failed and explore their views to understand what can be done to improve the service provisions.

Fieldhead hospital, Wakefield provides acute inpatient care for psychiatric patients. Those who are detained under section 136 of the MHA in Wakefield area are taken to a place of safety and following assessment they may be admitted formally or informally to Fieldhead hospital for assessment and treatment. Those who are detained under section 136 of MHA and subsequently admitted as inpatients to Fieldhead hospital will be included in this study.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Reasons for Detention Under Mental Health Act 1983

Study Design

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Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Those who have been detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and subsequently admitted to Fieldhead Hospital, Wakefield
* Those service users aged between 18 and 65 years
* Those service users who have the capacity to consent to the interview

Exclusion Criteria

* Those service users who are under 18 years old and over 65 years old at the time of the study
* Service users who are assessed to be incapacitated to consent to the study
* Adults with dementia
* Those who cannot understand and/or speak English sufficiently to participate in interview
* Service user's who are currently experiencing crisis

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No