Is dementia a mental illness?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 716-723

  Ticehurst, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Classification; Dementia; Legislation; Philosophy

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURT; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEAR; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICINE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODEL; PERCEPTION; PROTECTION; PSYCHIATRY; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL CONTROL;

DEMENTIA; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 0035674475     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2001.00973.x     Document Type: Article

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