Police officers' views of absconding from mental health units in Victoria, Australia

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 145-152

  Martin, Trish ^a,b   Thomas, Stuart D M ^a,b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abscond; Mental health; Mental health service; Police; Policing

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; COOPERATION; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTIVATION; NURSING; POLICE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ESCAPE REACTION; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTIVATION; POLICE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VICTORIA; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84897624720     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12036     Document Type: Article

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