Involving mental health service users considered to pose a risk to other people in risk assessment

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 471-481

  Langan, Joan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Centre for Exercise Nutrition and Health Sciences School for Policy Studies   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Risk assessment; Service user involvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 53949108518     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230701505848     Document Type: Article

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