Ethics and public policy formulation: A case example related to prescription privileges

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 518-525

  DeLeon, Patrick H ^a   Bennett, Bruce E ^a   Bricklin, Patricia M ^b  

^a AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^b WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; POLICY; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; CODES OF ETHICS; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; EMPLOYMENT; ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIANS; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIETIES; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031291882     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.28.6.518     Document Type: Article

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