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What I expect of my psychiatrist: the mental health review tribunal

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

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The proceedings of a mental health review tribunal involve two psychiatrists – one to be found among its members and the other (having care of the patient) who appears before the tribunal as the responsible medical officer (RMO). Both have a very important role to play and the juxtaposition of two psychiatrists guarantees a lively debate at many tribunal hearings.

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