Ethical issues on psychotropic medication for people with learning disabilities,

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorRaghavan, Raghuen
dc.contributor.authorPatel, Pradipen
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-26T15:05:24Z
dc.date.available2013-02-26T15:05:24Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThere is an over use of psyhotropic medication with people with learning disabilities. Many of these individuals do not have the capacity to understand and retain the relevant information about the use and effectiveness of medication. Professionals and health care practitioners need to be fully aware of the ethical and legal issues in the use and administration of psychotropic medicationen
dc.identifier.citationRaghavan, R. and Patel, P. (2010) Ethical issues on psychotropic medication for people with learning disabilities. Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 4 (3), pp. 34-38.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5042/amhid.2010.0541
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2086/8170
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.publisherEmeralden
dc.researchgroupNursing and Midwifery Research Centre
dc.researchinstituteMary Seacole Research Centreen
dc.subjectLearning disabilitiesen
dc.subjectintellectual disabilityen
dc.subjectmedicationen
dc.subjectethical and legal issuesen
dc.titleEthical issues on psychotropic medication for people with learning disabilities,en
dc.typeArticleen

Files

License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
3.18 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

School of Nursing and Midwifery