Advance directives in psychiatry: Resolving issues of autonomy and competence

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 245-260

  Ritchie, Janet ^a   Sklar, Ron ^b   Steiner, Warren ^b  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; REVIEW;

EID: 0032103557     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2527(98)00017-X     Document Type: Article

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