Dimond Bridgit
University of Glamorgan.
Br J Nurs. 2005;14(21):1132-4. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2005.14.21.20072.
Records relating to the detention and treatment of mentally disordered persons are one of the few occasions on which there are statutory provisions over what must be recorded and in what circumstances, and how corrections can be made. In the event of a failure to comply with the statutory provisions relating to detention, the patient would not be lawfully detained and could seek his/her release. Where a patient is admitted informally to a psychiatric hospital, there are no statutory provisions but the general principles discussed in an earlier article relating to record keeping should be observed.
与精神错乱者的拘留和治疗相关的记录，是少数有法定条款规定必须记录哪些内容、在何种情况下记录以及如何进行修正的情形之一。如果未能遵守与拘留相关的法定条款，患者将不会被合法拘留，并且可以寻求释放。当患者非正式入住精神病院时，不存在法定条款，但应遵循前文讨论的有关记录保存的一般原则。
