Safety guidelines for injury-free management of psychiatric inpatients in precrisis and crisis situations

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1376-1378

  Short, Robert ^a   Sherman, Marion E ^a   Raia, James ^a   Bumgardner, Christine ^a   Chambers, Allen ^a   Lofton, Veronica ^a  

^a Ohio Department of Mental Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 57049115576     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2008.59.12.1376     Document Type: Short Survey

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