Rethinking Risk to others in Mental Health Services Final report of scoping group, College Report CR150, June 2008, Royal College of Psychiartrists, London
Abstract:
The focus of this report is on risks posed to others. The assessment and management of risk are integral to psychiatric practice. Over the last 10 years, the risk posed by mental health service users to others has been brought into the spotlight by the government and media as inquiries into serious incidents have suggested failings in the risk management of some patients with mental disorders. All psychiatrists are conscious of the immeasurable impact of homicides and violence on victims, perpetrators and families, and recognise their responsibility to their patients and the wider public to use their professional skills to reduce risk.
Filed under: psychiatry, royal college of psychiatrists | Tagged: assessment, danger, homicides, mental disorders, mental health, patients, risk, royal college of psychiatrists, violence
