Structured risk assessment in community forensic mental health practice

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 538-541

  Green, Bob ^a   Carroll, Andrew ^b,c   Brett, Adam ^d  

^a QUEENSLAND FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Thomas Embling Hospital   (Australia)

^d Community Forensic Mental Health Service ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

forensic psychiatry; mental disorder; risk assessment; violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 78649891097     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10398562.2010.498513     Document Type: Article

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