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. 2022 Feb;21(1):159-160.
doi: 10.1002/wps.20950.

Alternatives to coercion in mental health care: WPA Position Statement and Call to Action

Helen Herrman  1   2 , John Allan  3 , Silvana Galderisi  4 , Afzal Javed  5 , Maria Rodrigues  6 ; WPA Task Force on Implementing Alternatives to Coercion in Mental Health Care
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Alternatives to coercion in mental health care: WPA Position Statement and Call to Action

Helen Herrman et al. World Psychiatry. 2022 Feb.
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