Reification of psychiatric diagnoses as defamatory: Implications for ethical clinical practice

Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-86

  Grover, Sonja ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Defamation; DSM diagnostic categories; Ethics; Mental disorder

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEFAMATION; HONESTY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 30444451778     PISSN: 15594343     EISSN: 19389000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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