Advocacy: Time to communicate

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 57-64

  Harrison, Tom ^a,b,d   David, Ruth ^c  

^a BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS   (United Kingdom)

^c Birmingham Citizen Advocacy   (United Kingdom)

^d Yewcroft Mental Health Resource Center   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONFIDENTIALITY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; IRELAND; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PROFESSIONALISM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 68949212069     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.107.004309     Document Type: Article

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