'Do not resuscitate' decisions in continuing care psychiatric patients: What influences decisions?

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 376-378

  Chakraborty, Nandini ^a   Creaney, William J ^a  

^a Ailsa Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; KORSAKOFF PSYCHOSIS; LEARNING DISORDER; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 33750188564     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.30.10.376     Document Type: Article

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