Patient attitudes towards compulsory community treatment orders and advance directives

Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 66-71

  O'Donoghue, Brian ^a   Lyne, John ^a   Hill, Michele ^b   O'Rourke, Linda ^d   Daly, Sally ^d   Feeney, Larkin ^c  

^a DETECT   (Ireland)

^b Cluain Mhuire Mental Health Services   (Ireland)

^c Mental Health Ireland   (Ireland)

^d ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Advance directive; Coercion; Compulsory community treatment; Involuntary admission; Mental Health Act

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; IRELAND; LIVING WILL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 81555227880     PISSN: 07909667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0790966700001075     Document Type: Article

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