One Flu Over The Cuckoo's Nest: Comparing Legislated Coercive Treatment for Mental Illness with that for Other Illness

Journal of Bioethical Inquiry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-93

  Ryan, Christopher James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dangerous behaviour; Ethics; Human rights; Informed consent; Legislation; Mental competency; Mental disorders

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952070610     PISSN: 11767529     EISSN: 18724353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11673-010-9270-2     Document Type: Article

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