Ulysses' crew or Circe? - The implications of advance directives in mental health for psychiatrists

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-4

  Atkinson, Jacqueline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PSYCHIATRIST; SAFETY; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0347285532     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.28.1.3     Document Type: Short Survey

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