The Masked AMHP

Monday, 29 April 2024

I asked AI to write a comedy stand up routine for the Masked AMHP – and this is what I got

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  I’ve been reading a lot recently about how artificial intelligence is going to change the world, for better or worse. But could it make th...
Monday, 22 April 2024

Hallucinations & the Mental Health Act

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  I’ve recently read Oliver Sacks’ excellent book Hallucinations. It contains a wide range of accounts of different medical conditions that ...
Monday, 8 April 2024

Is Diogenes Syndrome a Mental Disorder? A case study

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  Harry is a man in his late 80’s. He is divorced and lives alone in his own home. He has a number of physical health problems associated wi...
Monday, 1 April 2024

The weirdest mental health law you’ve never heard of

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  (Here's the text, but it's worth watching the video for pictures of puffins) The Mental Health Act has been evolving over many dec...
Wednesday, 20 March 2024

Is being a vexatious litigant a mental disorder? A case study

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  Norman was a man in his early 50’s. He came from a fairly wealthy middle class family, was educated in a public school, obtained a degree ...
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Monday, 11 March 2024

How to get off your section

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  So, you’ve been detained under the MHA, and you want to get out of hospital. Based on my decades of first-hand experience here a few hints...
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Monday, 4 March 2024

What's the worst day to be sectioned? A Christmas Day MHA Assessment

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  Back in the1980’s, when I used to do out of hours on call duties, Christmas Day was generally considered a good shift to have – you got do...
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The Masked AMHP
I was an Approved Mental Health Professional and Practice Consultant working for a local authority AMHP Service in England. I practiced under 3 Mental Health Acts, since as long ago as 1981, even before the 1983 Mental Health Act. Which makes me pretty ancient now. I am now retired. This blog is designed to illuminate and explain the functions and dilemmas of an AMHP within the Mental Health Act. It is intended to be of help to professionals and service users alike. I hope that it is both informative and entertaining.
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