Defining mental disorder: Tautology in the service of sanity in British mental health legislation

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 435-443

  Pilgrim, David ^a  

^a Blackburn with Darwen PCT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mental disorder; Mental health policy

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NOMENCLATURE; POLITICS; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 27144516254     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230500270750     Document Type: Review

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