Assessing risk for violence among psychiatric patients: The HCR-20 violence risk assessment scheme and the psychopathy checklist: Screening version

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 917-930

  Douglas, Kevin S ^a   Ogloff, James R P ^a   Nicholls, Tonia L ^a   Grant, Isabel ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0032743929     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.67.6.917     Document Type: Article

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