Coercion in psychiatric care: Global and Indian perspective

Indian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-206

  Shah, Ruchita ^a   Basu, Debasish ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPULSION; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION;

EID: 77958071201     PISSN: 00195545     EISSN: 19983794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5545.70971     Document Type: Editorial

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