Modified sainsbury tool: An initial risk assessment tool for primary care mental health and learning disability services

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 620-633

  Stein, W ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homicide; Multi disciplinary; Primary care; Risk assessment; Sainsbury; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING DISORDER; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOTLAND; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 25844482399     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2005.00885.x     Document Type: Review

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