Psychiatrists' opinions about involuntary civil commitment: Results of a national survey

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-228

  Brooks, Robert A ^a  

^a WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION; CIVIL RIGHTS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547106275     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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