China's new mental health law: Reframing involuntary treatment

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 170, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 588-591

  Phillips, Michael R ^a   Chen, Hanhui ^a   Diesfeld, Kate ^a   Xie, Bin ^a   Cheng, Hui G ^a   Mellsop, Graham ^a   Liu, Xiehe ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CHINA; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; SOCIAL WELFARE; ARTICLE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRY;

CHINA; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 84882286925     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2013.12121559     Document Type: Note

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