Reduction in episodes of self harm/harm to others in severely mentally ill population through assertive outreach.
This article aims to apply the process of clinical governance to the management of patients with a major mental illness, living in the community, with a history of self harm and/or harm to others; and to design an early warning system to drive rapid intervention if patients miss a clinic appointment. This follows the recommendations of good clinical practice for this vulnerable group.
Turner
M S
MS
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK.
Douglas
A R
AR
O'Sullivan
J P
JP
Nicol
M
M
D000328:Adult; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D019985:Benchmarking; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012606:Scotland; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*