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Nurses Use the Kennedy Axis V to Reduce Violent Behavior
KennedyMD Publishing Newsletter
James Kennedy, MD, Editor
March 1, 2013

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Greetings!

 

The following article addressed the use of the Kennedy Axis V to reduce violent behaviors:

 

"Kennedy Axis V: Clinimetric Properties Assessed by Mental Health Nurses"

 

Published in:

 

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

December 5, 2012

  

The following from the Abstract gives a brief overview of the article:

 

"... When the Kennedy Axis V is accompanied by a solid implementation strategy in adult mental health care, the instrument can be used for short-term risk assessment and thereby contribute in efforts to reduce violence, suicide, self-harm, severe self-neglect, and enhanced objectivity in clinical decision-making."

 

 Click Here to View the Full Abstract and Article

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This Article Builds on a BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Article

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This Article in the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing builds on a treatment approach introduced in the December 20, 2011 edition of the British Journal of Psychiatry. This approach was summarized in the January 1, 2012 KennedyMD Publishing Newsletter entitled:

 

"Restraint and Seclusion Reduced by K Axis Use"

 

This January 1, 2012 Newsletter highlights this new approach which uses the Kennedy Axis V to guide treatment for violent patients:

 

"In other words, the use of structured risk assessment tools, including the Kennedy Axis V, might help to reduce violence and the associated clinical interventions [seclusion and restraint] in psychiatric wards."

 

 

Click Here to View the January 1, 2012 KennedyMD Publishing Newsletter
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