How patients in New Zealand view community treatment orders

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 357-368

  Gibbs, Anita ^a   Dawson, John ^a   Ansley, Chris ^a   Müllen, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Community treatment orders; Mental health; Outpatient commitment; Patients

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEW ZEALAND; NEWBORN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 24944530898     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230500229541     Document Type: Article

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