Psychiatrists and the death penalty: Ethical principles and analogies

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 583-601

  Eastman, Nigel ^a   McInerny, Tim ^b  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BETHLEM ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beneficence; Capacity; Capital punishment; Ethics; Execution; Maleficence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; CRIMINAL LAW; DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DECISION MAKING; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUNISHMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030678014     PISSN: 09585184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585189708412278     Document Type: Article

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