What would mary douglas do? a commentary on kahan et al.,"cultural cognition and public policy: The case of outpatient commitment laws"

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 176-185

  Swanson, Jeffrey ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural cognition; Involuntary treatment; Outpatient commitment; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NOTE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; POLICY; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; COERCION; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INSANITY DEFENSE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLITICS; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955558363     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-009-9184-x     Document Type: Article

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