The ethics of palliative care in psychiatry

Journal of Clinical Ethics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 333-338

  Holman, Julieta Bleichmar ^a,b   Brendel, David H ^b,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEMENTIA; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVING WILL; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESTLESSNESS;

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DEMENTIA; ETHICS CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33847041132     PISSN: 10467890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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