What's driving involuntary treatment in the community? The social, policy, legal and ethical context

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages

  Brophy, Lisa ^a   McDermott, Fiona ^b  

^a North West Area Mental Health Service ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community treatment orders; Human rights; Legislation; Outpatient commitment

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 28744455398     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1038-5282.2003.02020.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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