The risk management authority in Scotland and the forensic pychiatrist as risk assessor

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 164-166

  Tuddenham, Laurence ^a   Baird, John ^a  

^a Leverndale Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COURT; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; LAW; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL EXPERT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; OFFENDER; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHIATRIST; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEXUAL ABUSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 34247842747     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.106.014357     Document Type: Article

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