Citation

Reid DJ, Reid WH. Behav. Sci. Law 2005; 23(4): 591-601.

Affiliation

University of Texas Health Science Center, Horseshoe Bay, TX 78657, USA. reidw@reidpsychiatry.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/bsl.656

PMID

16094640

Abstract

Clinicians should have a basic understanding of the physical and financial risk to mental health facilities related to external threat, such as (but not necessarily limited to) terrorism. Patient care and accessibility to mental health services rest not only on clinical skills, but on a place to practice them and an organized system supported by staff, physical facilities and funding. Clinicians who have some familiarity with the non-clinical requirements for care are in a position to support non-clinical staff in preventing care from being interrupted by external threats or events such as terrorist activity, and/or serving at the interface of facility operations and direct clinical care. Readers should note that this article is an introduction to the topic and cannot address all local, state, and national standards for hospital safety, or insurance providers' individual facility requirements.

Language: en