Description |
xv, 229 pages ; 19 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
Introduction to risk in mental health -- Clinical skills training -- Risks of suicide, self-harm and violence -- Advanced skills |
Summary |
"This primer has been written for mental health professionals including psychiatric trainees, nurses and psychologists, as well as General Practitioners managing mental illness at a primary care level.""Clinical Risk Management has been written to alleviate the anxiety that often drives the management of clinical risk, and address the problems that are prevalent in psychiatry with an increased focus on substance abuse and its consequences.""This compact and accessible handbook includes an introduction to the concept of risk, where it sits within a mental health setting, and explores in some detail the most common risks of suicide, violence and self-harm. Towards the end of the book, there is a focus on the more complicated components of clinical risk management." -- Back cover |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical refereences and index |
Subject |
Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
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Mental health facilities -- Risk management.
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Psychiatry.
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Mental Health Services -- organization & administration.
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Risk Management -- methods.
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Crisis Intervention+
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Mental Health Services.
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Risk Management.
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ISBN |
9780729539340 (paperback) |
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