Coercive Measures in Forensic Settings: Findings from the Literature

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-67

  Hui, Ada ^a   Middleton, Hugh ^a   Völlm, Birgit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

coercive measures; forensic psychiatry; involuntary medication; restraint; seclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874467909     PISSN: 14999013     EISSN: 19329903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14999013.2012.740649     Document Type: Review

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