‘Excited delirium’: term linked to police restraint in UK medical guide condemned

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“However, the opportunity to shape that approach and understanding – and thereby the learning necessary to prevent deaths resulting from similar circumstances in the future – has been squandered,” they added.and Maudsley NHS trust, which oversaw Clarke, Rigg and Lewis’s clinical care and operates independently of the MPG have also issued statements saying they do not recognise ABD as a medical diagnosis or syndrome.

 

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