Clinical hopes and public fears in forensic mental health

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 407-425

  Carroll, Andrew ^a   Lyall, Mark ^b   Forrester, Andrew ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b SPRINGFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Thomas Embling Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethics; Forensic; Homicide; Insanity; Preventative detention; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEAR; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; POLITICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 5144222484     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940410001703282     Document Type: Article

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