Clinical features of patients who are admitted under different criteria of the Irish Mental Health Act 2001: a retrospective cohort study

Currently, the majority of the involuntary care provided for patients under the MHA 2001 is not related to the risk criterion of causing immediate and serious harm to themselves or others, but rather to the criterion of impaired judgement. Patients admitted under the risk criterion are more often subjected to restrictive practices, but are less likely to suffer from psychosis, than those receiving involuntary care due to their impaired judgement.