Abstract

SUMMARY The presence of complaints procedures is an essential element of clinical management. We discuss diagnostic, psychodynamic and systemic factors that may lead patients and their carers to make ill-founded complaints against their psychiatrists. We argue that explicit attention to these factors is essential for effective understanding and investigation of complaints in the NHS Mental Health services.

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