A consideration of the relationship between the Rules of Court and the Code of Ethics forensic psychiatry

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 20-25

  Gaughwin, Peter C ^a  

^a Crown Solicitor's Office   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethics; Forensic psychiatry; Rules of court

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COURT; EXPERT WITNESS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHIATRIST; RESPONSIBILITY;

BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; LEGAL APPROACH; MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EXPERT TESTIMONY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; JUDICIAL ROLE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 1842423551     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2004.01293.x     Document Type: Article

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