Long-term segregation and seclusion for people with an intellectual disability and/or autism in hospitals: critique of the current state of affairs: commentary, Quinn et al

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Quinn, A., Cavanagh, D., Kilcoyne, J., Haines-Delmont, A., Ryan, S., Lodge, K. M., Bradley, E., Shalev, S., LAMB, N. J., Hassiotis, A., Memmott, A., Banks, R., Pellicano, E., & Pavlopoulou, G. (2025). Long-term segregation and seclusion for people with an intellectual disability and/or autism in hospitals: critique of the current state of affairs: commentary, Quinn et al. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 227(3), 643-645. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.53

Publication date: 24 Mar 2025 Added to AutiHub: 6 Jul 2026 Type: Article Article language: English

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9
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7
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2
1 / 9 (11.1%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
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1 / 9 (11.1%)
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8 / 9 (88.9%)
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0
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0
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1
9 / 43 (20.9%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 34 / 43 (79.1%) names are not yet linked.
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1 / 43 (2.3%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 1 / 9 (11.1%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 1 / 43 (2.3%).
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