HIV/AIDS and mental illness: Ethical and medico-legal issues for psychiatric services

South African Psychiatry Review

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 18-21

  Thom, Rita G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Ethical; HIV AIDS; Medico legal; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; AWARENESS; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONFIDENTIALITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFORMED CONSENT; INJURY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEXUALITY; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0348218130     PISSN: 15600181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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