A qualitative analysis of the use of community treatment orders in Saskatchewan

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 516-524

  O'Reilly, Richard L ^a   Keegan, David L ^b   Corring, Deborah ^c   Shrikhande, Satish ^d   Natarajan, Dhanapal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c Specialized Adult Program   (Canada)

^d VANCOUVER ISLAND HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AMBULATORY CARE; CASE MANAGEMENT; COERCION; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SASKATCHEWAN; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33751098247     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2006.06.001     Document Type: Article

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