Risk management in UK mental health services: An overvalued idea?

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 203-205

  Petch, E ^a  

^a Three Bridges Regional Secure Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; POLICY; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SKILL; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0034977050     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.25.6.203     Document Type: Editorial

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