The risks of risk assessment

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 291-297

  Undrill, Guy ^a,b  

^a Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTINUING EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PSYCHIATRY; RESPONSIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 38549179039     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.106.003160     Document Type: Article

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