Vol. 2 No. 1 (1996)
Reflections

Psychiatry and the Law: A History of Our Duty to Protect

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  • Mara Suzanne Goldstein
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26443/mjm.v2i1.343

Published 1996-06-01

Keywords

  • psychiatry,
  • law,
  • ethics,
  • civil liberties

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Goldstein MS. Psychiatry and the Law: A History of Our Duty to Protect. McGill J Med [Internet]. 1996 Jun. 1 [cited 2025 Oct. 6];2(1). Available from: https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/343
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