Admit voluntary, schedule if tries to leave: Placing Mental Health Acts in the context of mental health law and human rights

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 137-140

  Wand, Anne ^a   Wand, Timothy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Human rights; Legislation; Mental health; Mental health law; Psychiatric training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM; DETERIORATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; LAW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

AUSTRALIA; CIVIL RIGHTS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84879224750     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1039856212466923     Document Type: Article

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