'We're doing it already ...': Adult protection in mental health services

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 273-280

  Brown, H ^a   Keating, F ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult abuse; Adult protection; Mistreatment; Professional abuse; Sexual abuse; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRIME; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SEXUAL CRIME; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; ELDER ABUSE; ETHICS, NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SEX OFFENSES;

EID: 0032134227     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.1998.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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