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The Ashworth Inquiry: the lessons for psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Antony Maden*
Affiliation:
Denis Hill Unit, Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3BX
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Copyright © 1999 The Royal College of Psychiatrists

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