Multidisciplinary health professionals' assessments of risk: How are tools used to reach consensus about risk assessment and management?

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 557-563

  Gerace, A ^a   Curren, D ^a   Muir Cochrane, E ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

CONSENSUS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84879534217     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12026     Document Type: Article

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