Protecting the human rights of people with mental disorder: New recommendations emerging from the Council of Europe

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 185, Issue OCT., 2004, Pages 277-279

  Kingdon, David ^a,c   Jones, Roland ^a   Lönnqvist, Jouko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c ROYAL SOUTH HANTS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES;

EUROPE; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 4944238451     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.185.4.277     Document Type: Editorial

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