David was in his 30’s. I had had to detain him under the Mental Health Act on a couple of occasions in the past. He had a diagnosis of schiz...

Q: How many AMHP's does it take to change the fuse on a plug? A: 13. [Even more obscure (and terrible) answer: 13(4).]

The course of an assessment under the Mental Health Act is quite often unpredictable: this one, although it took place some years ago now, p...

Perdita had suffered horribly for most of her life. She had been abused physically, sexually and emotionally as a child, and as an adult had...

I was on night duty and received the call from the GP early in the evening. Keith was a patient of his in his 50’s. He was a divorced man wh...

Relatives and carers of people with mental illness need to be heard and respected. They are frequently good informants, and often bear the c...

I wrote about Jenny in my blog in July 2009 (“God told me not to answer the door!”) Jenny had the dubious distinction of being the person I ...