Client empowerment in psychiatry and the professional abuse of clients: Where do we stand?

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-70

  Kumar, Shailesh ^a  

^a Lakeland Health Ltd ^*  (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Abuse; Consumerism; Discrimination; Empowerment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONSUMER; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEGLECT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRY; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 0033921348     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AC9N-YTLE-B639-M3P4     Document Type: Article

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