Debate: Clinical risk categorization is valuable in the prevention of suicide and severe violence? Yes

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 7-9

  O'Connor, Nick ^a,b   Allan, John ^c,d   Scott, Charles ^e,f,g  

^a Northern Sydney Local Health District ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NEW SOUTH WALES MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e Division of Psychiatry and the Law   (United States)

^f Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DECISION MAKING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SUICIDE; VIOLENCE;

HUMANS; INPATIENTS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; SUICIDE;

EID: 84896759210     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1039856213510580     Document Type: Conference Paper

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