Perceived dangerousness of children with mental health problems and support for coerced treatment

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 619-625

  Pescosolido, Bernice A ^a   Fettes, Danielle L ^a   Martin, Jack K ^a   Monahan, John ^b   McLeod, Jane D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTOMUTILATION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HAZARD; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; VIGNETTE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34249748324     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2007.58.5.619     Document Type: Article

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