Written question asked by Lord McNair (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 October 1996. It was answered by Baroness Cumberlege (Conservative) on Tuesday, 15 October 1996.

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Cumberlege, Baroness

Question

If HMGovt have studied the research by Workman and Cunningham, Shader, DiMascio and others, and Rosenbaum, Woods, Groves and Klerman which shows that prisoners and mental health patients are more likely to behave in a hostile or aggressive manner after being prescribed psychotropic drugs than before.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

574 c179WA

Session

1995-96

Subjects

Drugs Mental illness Medicine Research Side effects Hallucinogens