Improving risk management for violence in mental health services: a multimethods approach

• Main Authors: Jeremy W Coid (Author), Simone Ullrich (Author), Constantinos Kallis (Author), Mark Freestone (Author), Rafael Gonzalez (Author), Laura Bui (Author), Artemis Igoumenou (Author), Anthony Constantinou (Author), Norman Fenton (Author), William Marsh (Author), Min Yang (Author), Bianca DeStavola (Author), Junmei Hu (Author), Jenny Shaw (Author), Mike Doyle (Author), Laura Archer-Power (Author), Mary Davoren (Author), Beatrice Osumili (Author), Paul McCrone (Author), Katherine Barrett (Author), David Hindle (Author), Paul Bebbington (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: NIHR Journals Library, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Mental health professionals increasingly carry out risk assessments to prevent future violence by their patients. However, there are problems with accuracy and these assessments do not always translate into successful risk management. Objectives: Our aim was to improve the accuracy of as...