Citation

Bowden P. Br. J. Psychiatry 1978; 133: 320-331.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1978, Royal College of Psychiatry)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

709005

Abstract

In a sample of men remanded into custody for medical reports during a three-month period, it was found that those who received recommendations for treatment had a diagnosis of acute mental illness, had in the past been admitted more frequently to mental hospitals and had spent a longer period as in-patients. They were also assessed as being difficult to manage, i.e. they were considered to be nuisances, were threatening and potentially violent. The men who were not recommended for treatment had a history of excessive drinking and drink-related offences; they also had more extensive criminal histories and a diagnosis of psychopathic disorder.

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