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Managing the risk of suicide in acute psychiatric inpatients: A clinical judgement analysis of staff predictions of imminent suicide risk

Brodie Paterson University of Stirling, Nursing and Midwifery, StirlingCorrespondence[email protected]
, MEd,
Dawn Dowding University of York and Hull, Department of Health Sciences, York
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Clare Harries University College London, Department of Psychology, London
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Clare Cassells University of Manchester Medical School, Department of Behavioural Medicine, Manchester
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Rhona Morrison Forth Valley NHS, Community Forensic, Stirling
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Catherine Niven Nursing Midwifery and Allied Health Professionals Unit, University of Stirling, UK
Pages 410-423 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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