Fault-lines in community treatment order legislation

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 482-494

  Dawson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GROUP THERAPY; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTPATIENT CARE;

AMBULATORY CARE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL DISORDERS; NEW ZEALAND; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33751008855     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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