Knowledge about the Scottish Mental Health Act in a general hospital setting

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 15-17

  Baig, Ben J ^a   Walker, J ^a   Crowe, E S ^b   MacHale, S M ^b   Aditya, H ^b   Potts, S G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETENTION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LAW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND;

EID: 47549098610     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmsmj.53.2.15     Document Type: Article

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