Ethical issues in long term psychiatric management

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 300-304

  Dickenson, Donna ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consent; Decision making; Moral luck; Risk; Voluntary

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DETENTION; INFORMED CONSENT; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORALITY; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030661943     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.23.5.300     Document Type: Article

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