Mental health risk-assessments are an important part of nursing in mental health settings, to protect patients or others from harm. Even so, nurses often have difficulty identifying patients posing a credible risk (either to self or others), so guidance is recommended. However, despite an ...
The media is recognised as an increasingly important source of information about health risk and disease for non-professionals. The issue for public health actors is the accuracy and objectivity of such information. But the media do not neutrally transmit expert information on health risk; they ...
Risk assessment and management is a core element of mental health practice, and all nurses need to be aware of the risks surrounding them and their patients in order to create a safe working environment. This timely and accessible text explores how nurses can enhance their skills, and improve ...
Risk Assessments for Mental Health Service Users Ethical, Valid and Reliable? Summary: This article considers the nature and basis of risk assessments in mental health services, based on empirical research on the tools used within NH... B Littlechild,C Hawley - 《Journal of Social Work》...
This study aimed to survey multidisciplinary mental health staff on their perceptions of risk assessment and management practices in a local health district in Sydney. The research team developed the risk assessment and management survey (RAMS) which was distributed to staff across the district from ...
Risk assessment and management is a core element of mental health practice, and all nurses need to be aware of the risks surrounding them and their patients in order to create a safe working environment. This timely and accessible text explores
Adolescence shapes adulthood and is a time of vulnerability. This study explores risk behaviors among African adolescents from Gabon. Methods This study was done in 2021 and followed the Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) guidelines. Six core modules (alcohol, tobacco, and drug use...
The mental health Risk Assessment and Management Process (RAMP) for schools: II. Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health 2006; 5: 1A12.Shortt AL, Fealy S, Toumbourou JW. The mental health Risk Assessment and Management Process (RAMP) for schools. Process evaluation. The ...
Few national studies have been done in the UK on risk assessment tools used in mental health services. We aimed to examine which suicide risk assessment tools are in use in the UK; establish the views of clinicians, carers, and service users on the use of these tools; and identify how ...
Background Standardized routines and procedures are crucial in clinical practice, however, these may also restrict clinical autonomy. This study aims to assess clinicians' familiarity with and perceptions of established formal requirements for suicide risk assessment in mental healthcare services. Methods ...