Involuntary treatment of drug and alcohol dependence in new South Wales: An old act and a new direction

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 583-585

  Dore, Glenys M ^a   Batey, Robert G ^b,c   Smyth, Darren J ^d  

^a Northern Sydney Local Health District ^*  (Australia)

^b Australasian Society for HIV Medicine   (Australia)

^c New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^d Drug and Alcohol Nurses Australasia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CIVIL COMMITMENT; COERCIVE TREATMENT; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; MENTAL HOSPITAL; OFFENDER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ALCOHOLISM; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; NEW SOUTH WALES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 84879179948     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10387     Document Type: Article

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