The ethics of forensic psychiatry: Moving beyond principles to a relational ethics approach

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 835-850

  Austin, Wendy ^a   Goble, Erika ^a   Kelecevic, Julija ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forensic ethics; Forensic psychiatry; Forensic settings; Mental health ethics; Professional practice; Relational ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; VALIDITY;

EID: 71549134346     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940903174147     Document Type: Article

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