Mental health legislation and psychiatric treatments in NSW: Electroconvulsive therapy and deep brain stimulation

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 417-425

  Loo, Colleen ^a   Trollor, Julian ^a   Alonzo, Angelo ^a   Rendina, Nicola ^b   Kavess, Rosemary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Disability Studies and Research Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

deep brain stimulation; electroconvulsive therapy; human rights; mental health act; psychosurgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOSURGERY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN RIGHTS; LEGISLATION, MEDICAL; MENTAL HEALTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEW SOUTH WALES; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOSURGERY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77957236221     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10398562.2010.508125     Document Type: Article

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