Coercion in psychiatric care: Clinical, legal, and ethical controversies

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 247-251

  Wynn, Rolf ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Asgard Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Coercion; Competency; Ethics; Involuntary admission; Involuntary treatment; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; COMPETENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33750863117     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: 14711788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651500600650026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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