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Ethnicity and detention: are Black and minority ethnic (BME) groups disproportionately detained under the Mental Health Act 2007?

PURPOSE: There is substantial evidence to suggest that Black and minority ethnic (BME) patients are disproportionately detained under the Mental Health Act (MHA). We examined ethnic differences in patients assessed for detention and explored the effect of ethnicity after controlling for confounders....

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Autores principales: Gajwani, Ruchika, Parsons, Helen, Birchwood, Max, Singh, Swaran P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4846695/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26886264
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00127-016-1181-z