Forensic mental health services as a risk escalator: A case study of ideals and practice

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 307-325

  Heyman, Bob ^a   Shaw, Monica P ^a   Davies, Jacqueline P ^a   Godin, Paul M ^a   Reynolds, Lisa ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forensic mental health services; Health risk management; Multi professional collaboration; Organisational processes; Qualitative research; Rehabilitation of offenders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; COOPERATION; DATA ANALYSIS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING DISORDER; MANAGER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OFFENDER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; SELF CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SECURITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 11444266287     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698570412331323216     Document Type: Article

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