What do clinicians expect? Comparing envisioned and reported violence for male and female patients

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 599-609

  Skeem, Jennifer L ^a   Odgers, Candice ^b   Stowman, Stephanie ^c   Mulvey, Edward P ^d   Schubert, Carol ^d   Gardner, William ^e   Lidz, Charles ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Mental illness; Risk assessment; Violence

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DETERIORATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TIME FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 25444523571     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.73.4.599     Document Type: Article

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