People with ID/ASC detained under Section 37/41: service user views
Research type
Research Study
Full title
People with Intellectual Disabilities and/or Autism detained under Section 37/41: service user views
IRAS ID
196013
Contact name
Glynis. H Murphy
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Section 37/41 of the Mental Health Act is used to detain individuals with various mental disorders who are thought to be a danger to the public. However, for people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism spectrum conditions (ID/ASC), since the Winterbourne View scandal and the associated government programme to reduce hospital detentions for people with ID/ASC, there are concerns as to why individuals remain under section 37/41 for prolonged periods of time. There is very limited research as to the experiences of individuals with an Intellectual Disability and/or Autism who are detained under this section and therefore this study aims to provide an understanding of their experiences, the support they receive, the quality of life (QoL) they experience and their understanding of why they remain under this section.
This project therefore aims to select participants with ID/ASC who are currently living in a medium secure units (MSU), detained under section 37/41, and, following consent, interview them using qualitative methods, in the form of a semi-structured interview, to collect information about their experiences and how they feel living in the MSU, as well as using a quantitative measure to measure the individuals' quality of life and their levels of anxiety and depression.
REC name
London - Surrey Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/LO/0832
Date of REC Opinion
27 May 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion