Fusion of mental health and incapacity legislation

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 188, Issue JUNE, 2006, Pages 504-509

  Dawson, John ^a   Szmukler, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; LAW; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL HEALTH;

EID: 33744916746     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.188.6.504     Document Type: Review

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