In 2021, the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych) issued a position statement on Acute Behavioural Disturbance / Excited Delirium. It caused a little consternation which I covered briefly on the blog, and today, they have issued a much more comprehensive, 45-page document on the same topic, replacing last year’s publication (which is now withdrawn from the […]

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Amongst the recent batch of of Coroners’ prevention notices from inquests which were updated to the Chief Coroner’s website, was that for the sad death of Daniel Clements.  Daniel had been detained by the police under s136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 and assessed by a doctor and the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP). […]

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The Office of the Chief Coroner’s website having been recently updated, here is a selection of PFD notices which have a relevance to the overall themes of this blog from 2021 and 2022 — Hedley Robinson (2021)— a PFD on section 136 procedure following on from assessment of a man who subsequently stabbed a victim. […]

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