Can we justify eliminating coercive measures in psychiatry?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-73

  Prinsen, E J D ^a   Van Delden, J J M ^b  

^a Institute for Mental Health West Overijssel   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; EXERCISE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHIATRY; REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

COERCION; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT RIGHTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHIATRY; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 58149252061     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2007.022780     Document Type: Review

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