Non-clinical and extra-legal influences on decisions about compulsory admission to psychiatric hospital

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 119-130

  Quirk, Alan ^a   Lelliott, Paul ^a   Audini, Bernard ^a   Buston, Katie ^b  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Compulsory admission; Mental Health Act; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OBSERVATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH;

EID: 0038365120     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963823031000103434     Document Type: Article

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