Psychiatric nursing and compulsory psychiatric care

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 389-394

  Clark, Nicola ^a   Bowers, Len ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community psychiatric nurses; Compulsory care; Mental health act legislation

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREJUDICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATE MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0034132878     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01287.x     Document Type: Article

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