Dilemmas in the case manager’s role: Implementing involuntary treatment in the community

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 154-163

  Brophy, Lisa ^a   Campbell, Jim ^b   Healy, Bill ^c  

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

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33750435295     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: 19341687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/pplt.2003.10.1.154     Document Type: Article

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