Deprivation of liberty in psychiatric treatment: A finnish perspective

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 522-532

  Välimäki, Maritta ^a   Taipale, Johanna ^b   Kaltiala Heino, Riittakerttu ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

deprivation; liberty; patients rights; psychiatric nursing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FINLAND; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FREEDOM; HUMAN; LEGAL APPROACH; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STATISTICS;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; LEGAL APPROACH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FINLAND; FREEDOM; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ISOLATION; PATIENT RIGHTS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 0142085237     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096973300100800606     Document Type: Article

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