Balancing autonomy and beneficence at the time of psychiatric discharge

Abstract As in much of the world, mental health law in Israel has evolved over the past half-century toward greater protection of patients’ liberty and an increased emphasis on due process. Part of that process in Israel involved taking decisions about prolonged involuntary hospitalization out of th...

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Main Authors: Abhishek Jain, Paul S. Appelbaum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13584-017-0201-0