Coping with a coroner's inquest: A psychiatrist's guide

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-16

  St John Smith, Paul ^a   Michael, Albert ^b   Davies, Teifion ^c  

^a West Suffolk Hospital ^*

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR; AGITATION; AKATHISIA; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONER; DRUG OVERDOSE; HANGING; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEGAL LIABILITY; LEGAL PROCEDURE; MANCHESTER SELF HARM RULE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 68949210677     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.bp.107.005058     Document Type: Article

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