Moral perspectives on the prevention of suicide in mental health settings

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 665-672

  Hewitt, J L ^a   Edwards, S D ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care; Ethics; Hope; Principles; Rational suicide; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE REPORT; EMPATHY; ETHICS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LOGIC; MALE; MENTAL CAPACITY; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUICIDE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; EMPATHY; HUMANS; LOGIC; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MIDDLE AGED; MORALE; MORALS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; PRINCIPLE-BASED ETHICS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE;

EID: 33750701792     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.01013.x     Document Type: Review

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