The empirical limits of forensic mental health assessment

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-5

  Grisso, Thomas ^a   Vincent, Gina M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical assessment; Forensic mental health; Law and psychology

Indexed keywords

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; LAW; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREDATOR; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SEXUAL ABUSE; VIOLENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 18444361803     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10979-005-1396-0     Document Type: Review

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