Clinical risk and depression
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Nursing Standard

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Clinical risk and depression

Siobhan Sharkey Senior Lecturer in Mental Health, Institute of Health and Community Studies, Bournemouth University, Dorset
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This article provides information and guidance to nurses on clinical risks in mental health, particularly that of depression. It relates to UKCC professional development category: Reducing risk and Care enhancement

This article aims to provide information and guidance to nurses on clinical risks in mental health, focusing on depression. The article explores the concept of risk in this area of care and discusses the various components of risk management which nurses should consider in their work.

Nursing Standard. 11, 18, 47-55. doi: 10.7748/ns.11.18.47.s44

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22 January 1997 / Vol 11 issue 18

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