The paper describes how Mr Davies (not his real name) was referred by his wife and subsequently admitted into hospital under The Mental Health Act 1983. Throughout the assessment process the practitioner-author shows how often risk assessments need to be undertaken at various stages by relatives ...
Although relatively uncommon in the general population, suicide rates are much higher in people with mental health problems. Clinicians often have to assess and manage suicide risk. Risk assessment is challenging for several reasons, not least because conventional approaches to risk assessment rely on ...
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 assessmentcare planningqualitative content analysisThe risk of patients committing violence implies major challenges throughout the care process in forensic psychiatry and brings risk assessments to the fore. The aim was to explore nurses' experiences of risk assessments for their care planning and ...
Background Risk assessments are a central component of mental health care. 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, ...
The Nurses' Global Assessment of Suicide Risk (NGASR): developing a tool for clinical practice Contemporary and established literature indicates that people with mental health problems are at a higher risk of suicide than the general population. Beca... JR Cutcliffe,P Barker - 《Journal of Psychia...
nurses' understanding of risk, their perceptions of risk assessment and safety planning in acute mental health care; their current practice in relation to risk assessment and safety planning; and the factors that impact on risk assessment and safety planning in an acute mental health care setting....
This study aims to assess clinicians' familiarity with and perceptions of established formal requirements for suicide risk assessment in mental healthcare services. Methods Clinical staff in the psychiatric section at a large hospital trust in Norway were invited to take part in an online survey ...
Forensic occupational therapists are one of the members of the multidisciplinary team who participate in the risk assessment process. However, the forensic occupational therapy risk assessment literature is largely descriptive and experience based, with little empirical research.This study investigated forensic...
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