Power as Perceived in MHA Assessment Contexts
A Scoping Review of the Literature
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16838780 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosie Buckland (0000-0001-6724-5641, Twitter (United States), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 253-267 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1742-4909 • E-ISSN: 0950-3153 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09503153.2020.1782872 |
| OpenAlex | W3040089692 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 52 |
The Mental Health Act (MHA) 1983, is the primary legislation by which people can be assessed, detained and treated on the grounds of mental disorder in England and Wales. This paper is a scoping review of the existing qualitative literature relating to the most common participants within MHA assessments, including the person assessed, friends and relatives, Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHPs) and doctors. It does so with a view to reflecting on how power relationships within these assessments have been understood, drawing on a wide range of studies, given that little existing research has explicitly focussed on power. It argues that MHA assessments and their wider contexts are often deeply unequal and experienced as such, at odds with a broader policy rhetoric of collaboration and recovery. Looking across research it concludes that the main preoccupations of the different groups of people at MHA assessments are often significantly different. The article considers the implications of these different perspectives in relation to the contemporary context of MHA assessments
Geography · Legislation · Mental health · Odds · Political science · Psychiatry · Public relations · Sociology · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychiatric care and mental health services · Psychology · Social Psychology
Incidence of schizophrenia in ethnic minorities in London
The Managed Heart
Being Assessed under the 1983 Mental Health Act—Can it Ever be Ethical
Mother, researcher, feminist, woman
Producing different analytical narratives, coproducing integrated analytical narrative
Treading a tightrope
Detention under the Mental Health Act
The nearest relative in the Mental Health Act 2007
Insider-outsider-inbetweener? Researcher positioning, participative methods and cross-cultural educational research
Powers to Detain under Mental Health Legislation in England and the Role of the Approved Social Worker
Role Over’ or Roll Over? Dirty Work, Shift and Mental Health Act Assessments
The Effect of Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment on Assessments under the 1983 Mental Health Act
A National Survey of Approved Social Workers in the UK
Multidisciplinary Reflections on Assessment for Compulsory Admission
An Audit of Assessment and Reporting by Approved Social Workers (ASWs)
Risk, Mental Disorder and Social Work Practice
The Decision by Approved Mental Health Professionals to Use Compulsory Powers under the Mental Health Act 1983
AMHP Work
Open Dialogue and its Relevance to the NHS
Power and positionality
Lessons from the Mental Health Act Commission for England and Wales
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |