Mental health law
A comparison of compulsory hospital admission in Italy and the UK
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22084754 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucienne Aguirre (East London NHS Foundation Trust), Martina Padovano (0000-0003-2452-7926, Sapienza University of Rome), Matteo Scopetti (0000-0002-7259-3090, Sapienza University of Rome), Raffaele La Russa (0000-0003-3433-7122, University of Foggia), Federico Manetti (0000-0002-8047-6193, Sapienza University of Rome), Stefano D’Errico (0000-0003-3689-0001, University of Trieste), Paola Frati (0000-0002-0358-7965, Sapienza University of Rome), Vittorio Fineschi (0000-0002-1686-3236, Sapienza University of Rome, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Pages | 1265046-1265046 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1265046 |
| PMID | 37869180 |
| OpenAlex | W4387403971 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 28 |
In Europe, the mental health law legal framework has had several changes throughout the years to achieve and develop new reforms, better mental health care, and protect the human rights of patients. The UK national data shows rising detention rates and the disproportionate use of the legal framework among people from black and minority ethnic groups. At the national level, compulsory admissions are lower in Italy; it also shows that it has increased in the last few years in both countries. The lack of ethnic national data, especially in Italy, limited the ability to understand compulsory admission, discrimination, and stigma in mental health. The present study aims to compare the legal framework of mental health law and compulsory hospital admission in Italy and the UK. A review of each country’s latest amendments to mental health law and the number of compulsory hospital admissions was conducted to understand the impact of changes in mental health care
Ethnic group · Family medicine · Health care · Mental health · Mental Health Act · Mental health care · Mental health law · Political science · Psychiatry · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Law · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Psychiatric care and mental health services
| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |