Assessing and managing risk of violence in the mentally disordered

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 369-378

  Allen, J ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care programme approach; Mental illness; Risk; Violence

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0031254785     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2850.1997.00068.x     Document Type: Article

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