Vanessa was a woman in her late 20’s, who lived on an estate in Charwood with her two sons, aged 6 and 8. Vanessa had bipolar affective diso...

During my years practising first as a Mental Welfare Officer, then as an Approved Social Worker and now as an AMHP, I’ve been in a few tight...

Ricky was an electrician. He also had bipolar affective disorder. The two things did not necessarily go well together. Back in the mists of ...

Be aware of your body language and general demeanour • It is usually best to maintain good, although not too intense, eye contact. However, ...

I have now corrected the section on transporting to hospital so that it now actually makes sense. It is not always necessary to arrange two ...

Sometimes the sheer grinding unfairness of it all can seem almost overwhelming… I had known Pam for over 10 years. She had a diagnosis of bo...

(This assessment took place before the Mental Capacity Act 2005 came into force. Had the MCA been in place at the time, the outcome might ha...