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The potential unintended consequences of Mental Health Act reforms in England and Wales on people with intellectual disability and/or autism: commentary, McKinnon et al

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2024

Iain McKinnon Open the ORCID record for Iain McKinnon [Opens in a new window]  and
Patrick Keown Open the ORCID record for Patrick Keown [Opens in a new window]
Iain McKinnon*
Affiliation:
Secure Services, Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; and Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, UK
Patrick Keown
Affiliation:
Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Cumbria Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; and Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, UK
*
Correspondence: Iain McKinnon. Email: [email protected]
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Autistic spectrum disordershuman rightsinpatient treatmentintellectual disabilitypsychiatry and law
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 224 , Issue 5 , May 2024 , pp. 180 - 181
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Royal College of Psychiatrists

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