Black robes and white coats: Who will win the new mental health tribunals?

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 186, Issue FEB., 2005, Pages 96-98

  Sarkar, Sameer P ^a   Adshead, Gwen ^a  

^a BROADMOOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; LAWYER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT RIGHT; PSYCHIATRIST; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ETHICS, MEDICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; LAWYERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 13244295718     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.186.2.96     Document Type: Editorial

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