Ex parte A: Psychopathy, treatability and the law

Estella Baker; John Crichton

doi:10.1080/09585189508409879

Ex parte A: Psychopathy, treatability and the law

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In its recent decision in R. v Canons Park Mental Health Review Tribunal, ex parte A [1994], the Court of Appeal addressed the meaning of the treatability test and its application in the context of Part V of the Mental Health Act 1983 to patients detained under the legal category of ‘psychopathic disorder’. This article considers the decision and that of the Divisional Court, which it reversed, together with its legal and clinical implications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	101-119
Journal	Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09585189508409879
Publication status	Published - 1 May 1995

Keywords

psychopathic disorder
treatability
health review tribunal
Mental Health Act 1983
discharge
mental illness

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