The danger of dangerousness: why we must remove the dangerousness criterion from our mental health acts
Objectives: The mental health legislation of most developed countries includes either a dangerousness criterion or an obligatory dangerousness criterion (ODC). A dangerousness criterion holds that mentally ill people may be given treatment without consent if they are deemed to be a risk to themselve...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publ.
2008
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Journal of medical ethics
Year: 2008, Volume: 34, Issue: 12, Pages: 877-881 |
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