The attitudes of mental health professionals towards patients' desire for children

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BMC Medical Ethics 15 (1):18 (2014)
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When a patient with a serious mental illness expresses a desire for children, mental health professionals are faced with an ethical dilemma. To date, little research has been conducted into their strategies for dealing with these issues

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10.1186/1472-6939-15-18

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