Mental health legislation and the right to appropriate treatment

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 811-815

  O'Reilly, Richard L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b St Thomas Psychiatric Hospital   (Canada)

^c Mental Health Care Building   (Canada)

Author keywords

Capacity; Certification; Consent; Mental Health Act; Treatment order

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; LAW; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT RIGHT; REVIEW;

EID: 0031797408     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674379804300805     Document Type: Review

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