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Is the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 the least restrictive option?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Daniel M. Bennett
Affiliation:
Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen ABH 2ZH, email: danielm.bennett@nhs.net
Kenneth M. Mitchell
Affiliation:
Royal Cornhill Hospital, Aberdeen
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References

Darjee, R. & Crighton, J. (2004) New mental health legislation. BMJ, 329, 634635.Google Scholar
Thomson, L. D. G. (2005) The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003: civil legislation. Psychiatric Bulletin, 29, 381384.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
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