Quality and quality improvement in forensic mental health evaluations

Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 158-175

  Wettstein, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; EVALUATION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; OFFENDER; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 22544470589     PISSN: 10936793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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