Walking the tightrope of a mental health act assessment

Journal of Social Work Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 341-353

  Dwyer, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

containment; mental health; section; thinking

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866651313     PISSN: 02650533     EISSN: 14653885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02650533.2011.629293     Document Type: Article

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