Forcing family involvement in patient care: Legislative and clinical issues

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 396-401

  Spencer, Gregory ^a   Skipworth, Jeremy ^b  

^a CAPITAL AND COAST DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Clinical practice patterns; Family; Health legislation; Medical audit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; NEW ZEALAND; OCCUPATIONS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34548601632     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10398560701435838     Document Type: Article

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