Journal article
Comparison of accredited person and medical officer discharge decisions under the Mental Health Act of NSW: A cohort study of deliberate self-poisoning patients
K McGill, MJ Spittal, J Bryant, TJ Lewin, IM Whyte, C Madden, G Carter
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD | Published : 2022
Abstract
Background: The Accredited Persons Programme was introduced in 2003. The relevant Mental Health Acts (NSW) authorised reviews by appropriately credentialed non-medical health professionals as part of the process of detaining and treating a person without consent: an authority previously held by medical officers. Evaluations of the Programme are needed. Objective: To compare discharge decisions for hospital-treated deliberate self-poisoning patients made by an Accredited Person and Medical Officers. Methods: For a 10-year cohort (2003–2012) of index hospital-treated deliberate self-poisoning admissions at the Calvary Mater Newcastle, we compared Accredited Person and Medical Officer discharge..
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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article: K. McGill's position was funded by the Burdekin Suicide Prevention Programme and administered by Hunter New England Mental Health Services. Katie is the recipient of a PhD scholarship from the Suicide Prevention Research Fund, made possible through a partnership between Suicide Prevention Australia and the Regional Australia Bank. Matthew Spittal is a recipient of an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (project number FT180100075) funded by the Australian Government.