Ethnic factors in voluntary and compulsory admissions |
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Authors: | D Owens G Harrison D Boot |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital, Nottingham. |
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Abstract: | Socio-demographic and clinical aspects of compulsory and informal admissions to general adult psychiatry wards over a two-year period are compared. In addition, Afro-Caribbean patients are compared with white UK-born patients. Relative rates of admission are examined. The study confirms other reports of greater than expected compulsory admissions of Afro-Caribbean patients and pays particular attention to the circumstances preceding compulsory entry to hospital and the persons and agencies involved in that process. |
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