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Lasaga, Jose I.; And Others – 1986
Patients' rights legislation makes the determination of possible danger to self and others extremely important for patients about to be discharged from mental institutions, especially patients who were admitted because of suicidal behavior. Because evaluation methods which rely on patient self-reports may be manipulated by clever patients, a new…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled), Evaluation Methods, High Risk Persons
