Psychiatric injustice? The therapeutic presumption of behaviour management in mental health law

The Journal of Adult Protection

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 25-31

  Keywood, Kirsty ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour management; Mental health law; Patient treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249168893     PISSN: 14668203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14668203200500022     Document Type: Review

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