Deprivation of liberty safeguards: How prepared are we?

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 170-173

  Lepping, Peter ^a   Sambhi, Rajvinder Singh ^a   Williams Jones, Karen ^a  

^a BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; FREEDOM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; ENGLAND; FREEDOM; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PATIENT RIGHTS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL WELFARE; WALES;

EID: 77955475717     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2009.032029     Document Type: Article

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