Psychiatric commitment: Over 50 years of case law from the European Court of Human Rights

European Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-67

  Niveau, G ^a   Materi, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Commitment of mentally ill; Human rights; Jurisprudence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COURT; DATA BASE; DECISION MAKING; DETENTION; EUROPE; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN RIGHTS; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PSYCHIATRY;

COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; EUROPE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY;

EID: 33846484256     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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