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ArticlePsychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law2020

Mental Health Inquiries in the Case of Homicide.

Lillian Ng, Sally Merry, Ron Paterson, Alan F Merry

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Article in Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Clinicians' experiences of inquiries following mental health related homicide: a qualitative study.Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists · 2022
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  3. Contact with mental health services in the 12-month period before offending in a cohort of forensic order patients.Psychiatry, psychology, and law : an interdisciplinary journal of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Lillian NgDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7189-1272
Sally MerryDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Ron PatersonFaculty of Law, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Alan F MerryDepartment of Anaesthesiology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aimed to identify features of New Zealand government-commissioned inquiries into the provision of mental health services after homicides committed by service users. The analysis of five reports from 1992 to 2016 identified similarities across reports, which included documenting a process; responding to a set terms of reference; detailing a case chronology, risk assessment, team and system issues; making recommendations and giving opportunities to clinicians to respond to adverse comments. Differences included selecting key informants and acknowledging limitations of scope. The inquiries did not specify a means to disseminate findings to stakeholders and follow up recommendations. Unrealised opportunities include attention to relationships between stakeholders and ways to support learning from inquiries. There is no standardised approach to conducting statutory inquiries into mental health services following a homicide. This limits the value of such inquiries for learning and service improvement. We recommend a standardised framework be developed to guide inquiries.

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Healthcare systemhomicideinquirymental healthprotocolquality assuranceserious incident

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PMID33833616
PMCPMC8009106

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