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Psychiatrists' perceptions of administrative review: a Victorian empirical study.
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Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
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April 1, 2005
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2005 Australian Academic Press Pty. Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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In 1987, the Mental Health Review Board commenced operations under the Mental Health Act 1986. Its principal purpose was to provide an independent review of persons involuntarily detained for treatment of mental illness. These legislative changes reflected a governmental desire for greater accountability and transparency in the provision of involuntary treatment and care, and a much greater focus on the protection of the rights of people with serious mental illness. At that time, independent review of psychiatric decisions was novel in Victoria, and was met with a degree of hostility and resentment by some public sector psychiatrists. In 1995, I conducted interviews with 22 ...
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