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Remands to hospital for psychiatric reports: a study of psychiatrists' attitudes to section 35 of the Mental Health Act 1983

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

John Gunn
Affiliation:
Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF
Philip Joseph
Affiliation:
Department of Forensic Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 1993

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