A study of patients identified as unmanageable prior to admission to an independent medium-secure hospital

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 319-324

  Moss, Katrina R ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOPATHY; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SECURITY MEASURES; STATE MEDICINE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033203162     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002580249903900408     Document Type: Article

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