AAPL Practice Guideline for the Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation of Competence to Stand Trial: An English legal perspective

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 501-504

  Mackay, R D ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERVIEW; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOTE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ENGLAND; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; WALES;

EID: 38049003644     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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