Community Treatment Orders in Victoria: A clinico-ethical perspective

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 340-343

  Patel, Gunvant ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community Treatment Orders; Mental health services; Victoria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AUSTRALIA; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 51849100779     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10398560802233017     Document Type: Article

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