What determines access to medium secure psychiatric provision?

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Grounds, Adrian ^a   Melzer, David ^b   Fryers, Tom ^c   Brugha, Traolach ^c  

^a Institute of Criminology   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL CRIME; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 1542316347     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940410001661810     Document Type: Editorial

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