Managing risk: Clinical decision-making in mental health services

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 726-734

  Muir Cochrane, Eimear ^a   Gerace, Adam ^a   Mosel, Krista ^a   O'Kane, Debra ^a   Barkway, Patricia ^a   Curren, David ^b   Oster, Candice ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Adelaide Metropolitan Mental Health Directorate   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 81255129644     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01612840.2011.603880     Document Type: Article

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