Risks to mental health patients discharged into the community

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 377-385

  Kelly, Sean ^a   McKenna, Hugh P ^b  

^a Quality of Life Advocacy Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asylum; Community care; Deinstitutionalisation; Harassment; Stigma; Victimisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FEAR; HOMICIDE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WEAPON;

EID: 11444251180     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570412331323252     Document Type: Article

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