Ethics, duty of care and forensic psychiatric assessment: A legal perspective

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 722-727

  Gaughwin, Peter C ^a  

^a Police Complaints Authority   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethics; Legal system; Psychiatric evidence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LAW; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT;

EID: 0031768981     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679809113129     Document Type: Article

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