Do Patients on Section 42 Understand Their Section and What Is Involved?

[摘要] Aims Mental health disorders, mostly notably paranoid schizophrenia and personality disorders are commonly seen in patients with a forensic background. Section 37/41, within the Mental Health Act 1983, detains patients who are mentally unwell in hospital for treatment, instead of a prison sentence, with the addition of a community restriction order for public safety. Once stable, patients are discharged by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) on Section 42, otherwise known as a conditional discharge. This means they can live freely in the community but under a set of conditions they must follow in order to obtain absolute discharge. A leaflet on Section 42 was created after a gap in patient knowledge was identified during consultations. Furthermore, a literature review did not retrieve any relevant results on this topic. The aim of this leaflet was to improve both patient and staff knowledge.

[学科分类] 计算机科学（综合）