Big brother is watching you - The ethical implications of electronic surveillance measures in the elderly with dementia and in adults with learning difficulties

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 372-375

  Welsh, S ^a   Hassiotis, A ^b   O'Mahoney, G ^c   Deahl, Martin ^d  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d Shelton Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; ELECTRONICS; ETHICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEARNING DISORDER; LONG TERM CARE; MONITORING; MORALITY; NERVOUSNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC OPINION; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL CONTROL; TECHNOLOGY;

MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; PROFESSIONAL PATIENT RELATIONSHIP;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CONFUSION; DEMENTIA; ELECTRONICS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TAGS; ETHICS; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT RIGHTS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SECURITY MEASURES;

EID: 0041821624     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360786031000150658     Document Type: Article

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