A conversation: Challenging the relevance and wisdom of separate mental health legislation

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 119-127

  Wand, Timothy ^a   Chiarella, Mary ^b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capacity; Dangerousness; Discrimination and stigma; Human rights; Mental health legislation

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PREJUDICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 33646230793     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2006.00411.x     Document Type: Review

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