Violence, mental disorder and risk assessment: Can structured clinical assessments predict the short-term risk of inpatient violence?

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 278-292

  Grevatt, Michelle ^a   Thomas Peter, Brian ^b   Hughes, Gary ^a  

^a Kemple View Psychiatric Services   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inpatients; Mental disorder; Risk assessment; Violence

Indexed keywords

ABUSE; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISON; PROTECTION; PSYCHODYNAMICS; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 3042824039     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1478994032000199095     Document Type: Review

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