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Patient’s name Simon Cordell
Date of assessment 25/11/2014
1. Referral details and any other precipitating factors
Mr Cordell was referred to the Enfield CRHT by his mother on
19/11/2014 as she was concerned that he was mentally distressed,
paranoid towards her and thinking that the television was talking to
him. According to his mother, he has had several incidents with the
police recently and they were also worried about his well-being. Mr
Cordell’s mother was concerned that he was not willing to accept any
help from the family. Mr Cordell’s father had tried to help him on
19/11/2014 and went to his flat but Mr Cordell had asked his father to
leave his house after seen his father talking to professionals from the
mental health service (HUB). According to his mother, Mr Cordell
had suffered years of harassment from the police due to his past
offences. The police had attended the property as Mr Cordell's
neighbour had complained that Mr Cordell was screaming in distress.
The police had observed him holding a gas canister, which is usually
used for recreation purpose and spoke with the CRHT colleague about
his current situation. Mr Cordell’s mother had requested the ECRHT
colleagues not to see him on that day as she had feared that it might
antagonise him. When the ECRHT colleague went to see Mr Cordell
on 20/11/2014, they observed him being abusive towards his father
and did not want to meet with the CRHT colleagues. Mr Cordell was
subsequently referred for a MHA as he had refused to engage with the
ECRHT.

2. Relevant social and medical history
Mr Cordell is living in a council flat on his own. He was in a long-
term relationship, but his girlfriend had broken up with him 2 years
ago. He was a victim of a large paedophile gang as a young child and
was seen by CAMH and has a history of violent suicide attempts in
the past. He has had many incidents from the police since in his late
teens. According to his medical records, he was put in a Young
Offender's Institution at the age of 16 for repeated driving offences,
mainly driving without a license. Mr Cordell has an ASBO put on him
due to him being aggressive when he was in the court for burglary in
June 2014. The case at that time was dismissed. He has reported his
ASBO is affecting his ability to do anything constructive in his life.
He said that has tried to set up a business for providing party
entertainment, but he has not been able to do anything due to the
restrictions of his bail. He was attending a youth centre in Enfield up
and fought hard to keep it open with petitions etc.
He is suffering from Crohn’s disease and according to his mother, he
has not been taking medication for this disease.

3. Record of interview with patient (Include where it was
conducted who was present and use of police if required during
process)