Abuse of mentally ill patients: Are we ignoring the human rights principle?

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 58, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 523-524

  Gadit, Amin A Muhammad ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PAKISTAN; PATIENT ABUSE; PATIENT CARE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SEXUAL ABUSE; SHORT SURVEY;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PAKISTAN; VIOLENCE;

EID: 50949087019     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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