A textual & qualitative study of the ethical, legal & clinical implications of use of the concept by multiagency mental health teams focusing on the management of people perceived to be dangerous. (360G-Wellcome-079727_Z_06_Z)

The original study was designed to inform the development of public policy and law around the concept of 'treatability' of people who have Severe Personality Disorder and are perceived as dangerous, as well as being relevant to clinical practice and academic debates. Although an initial paper on the policy implications was published, the untimely death of the principal researcher meant that the rich data collected from 47 in-depth interviews with relevant professionals has been left unanalysed and not disseminated. The aim of this proposed project is to update the literature collection, perform analysis on the interview data, and to disseminate the findings to academic, policy and user groups.