Hostname: page-component-848d4c4894-2pzkn Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-06-03T02:03:04.101Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

P-916 - can People With Personality Disorders be Treated Without Consent?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 2020

N. Clementi ,
E. Dobrzynska ,
R. Wiecko  and
S. Mehany
N. Clementi
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke, Weston Super Mare, UK University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
E. Dobrzynska
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke, Weston Super Mare, UK
R. Wiecko
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke, Weston Super Mare, UK
S. Mehany
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke, Weston Super Mare, UK Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

Abstract

Core share and HTML view are not available for this content. However, as you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button.
Introduction

In 2007 the Mental Health Act in England and Wales was amended and the definition of Mental Disorder was broaden. This change affected people with Personality Disorders who now can be admitted for hospital treatment without consent.

Objectives

This poster reviews research on the different perspectives about the new law.

Aims

To clarify this subject by examining the attitude of contemporary psychiatry with regard to the interfaces between Personality Disorders and the new law.

Methods

MEDLINE and PsycINFO databases were searched for all English-language articles published between 2008 and 2011 containing the keywords “Personality Disorder” and “Mental Health Act” Additional key articles published before 2007 were reviewed. The most relevant articles were selected for review.

Results and conclusions

There is still no common consensus in regard to the benefit of compulsory admission to hospitals of people with Personality Disorders. Some of the most frequently encountered difficulties and ambiguities are around the definition of Personality Disorder, clear diagnostic criteria and lack of effective treatment.

Type
Abstract
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 27 , Issue S1: Abstracts of the 20th European Congress of Psychiatry , 2012 , pp. 1
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2012
Submit a response

Comments

No Comments have been published for this article.