绝对放电和限制性患者——经受住了时间的考验

SUMMARY This article reviews the legal framework regulating absolute discharge for restricted patients under the Mental Health Act 1983 (England and Wales). It also reviews key case law that has emerged from Mental Health Tribunal judgments. Absolute discharge has a distinct position in forensic mental health law. It requires tribunals to determine not only whether detention criteria are no longer met but also whether continued liability to recall remains necessary. The article reviews the salient sections of the Act and highlights the enduring influence of R (SC) v Mental Health Review Tribun