Violent figures, risky stories. Invited commentary on: Psychodynamic methods in risk assessment and management

Advances in Psychiatric Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 275-276

  Witteman, Cilia ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXPERT; PREDICTION; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRAINING; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 3242683429     PISSN: 13555146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/apt.10.4.275     Document Type: Article

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