The potential unintended consequences of Mental Health Act reforms in England and Wales on people with intellectual disability and/or autism

Samuel Tromans; Kamaldeep Bhui; Indermeet Sawhney; Mahesh Odiyoor; Ken Courtenay; Ashok Roy; Harm Boer; Regi Alexander; Asit Biswas; Jane Mccarthy; Gautam Gulati; Richard Laugharne; Rohit Shankar

doi:10.1192/bjp.2023.10

The potential unintended consequences of Mental Health Act reforms in England and Wales on people with intellectual disability and/or autism

Samuel Tromans, Kamaldeep Bhui, Indermeet Sawhney, Mahesh Odiyoor, Ken Courtenay, Ashok Roy, Harm Boer, Regi Alexander, Asit Biswas, Jane Mccarthy, Gautam Gulati, Richard Laugharne, Rohit Shankar^*

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The draft Mental Health Bill, which amends the Mental Health Act 1983 for England and Wales, proposes protections for people with intellectual disability and/or autism (ID/A) to prevent detention in hospital in the absence of mental illness. This editorial critically appraises the positive impact and unintended consequences of the proposed reforms for people with ID/A.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	188-190
Number of pages	3
Journal	British Journal of Psychiatry
Volume	222
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2023.10
Publication status	Published - 7 Feb 2023

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Psychiatry and Mental Health

Keywords

autism
equality
intellectual disability
Mental Health Act
mental health law

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Tromans, S., Bhui, K., Sawhney, I., Odiyoor, M., Courtenay, K., Roy, A., Boer, H., Alexander, R., Biswas, A., Mccarthy, J., Gulati, G., Laugharne, R., & Shankar, R. (2023). The potential unintended consequences of Mental Health Act reforms in England and Wales on people with intellectual disability and/or autism. British Journal of Psychiatry, 222(5), 188-190. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2023.10

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