Clinical Ethics for the Treatment of Children and Adolescents: A Guide for General Psychiatrists

Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-257

  Belitz, Jerald ^a   Bailey, Robert A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Confidentiality; Ethics; Informed consent; Psychopharmacology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PLACEBO EFFECT; POLYPHARMACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RESEARCH ETHICS; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUICIDE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CONFIDENTIALITY; ETHICS, MEDICAL; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MENTAL DISORDERS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY;

EID: 66049134409     PISSN: 0193953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2009.02.001     Document Type: Review

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