Risk Assessment in Mental Health Care: Values and Costs

Behavioral Sciences and the Law

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 125-140

  Szmukler, George ^a   Rose, Nikolas ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MORALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ENGLAND; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MORALS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE MORAL JUDGMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84874287679     PISSN: 07353936     EISSN: 10990798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bsl.2046     Document Type: Article

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