Developing a clinically useful actuarial tool for assessing violence risk

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 176, Issue APR., 2000, Pages 312-319

  Monahan, John ^a   Steadman, Henry J ^b   Appelbaum, Paul S ^d   Robbins, Pamela C ^b   Mulvey, Edward P ^e   Silver, Eric ^c   Roth, Loren H ^e   Grisso, Thomas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

^b Policy Research Associates Inc   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DELUSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE; ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; CLASSIFICATION; HOSPITALIZATION; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS;

ACTUARIAL ANALYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033625718     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.176.4.312     Document Type: Article

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