Involuntary treatment of psychiatric patients in South Africa

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-112

  Moosa, M Y H ^a,b   Jeenah, F Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Commitment of Mentally Ill; South Africa; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW BIAS; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT RIGHT; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; REVIEW; SOUTH AFRICA; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY;

COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 69949099267     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v11i2.30261     Document Type: Review

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