The philosophical and sociological context of mental health care legislation

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 946-954

  Symonds, Bob ^a,b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coercion; Dangerousness; Discrimination; Legalism; Philosophy; Predictability; Psychiatry; Racism; Reform; Sociology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SOCIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0032059225     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00722.x     Document Type: Article

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