Violence risk assessment in persons with mental illness

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 598-611

  Scott, Charles L ^a   Resnick, Phillip J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Dangerousness; Juvenile delinquency; Mental illness; Prediction; Psychopathy; Violence

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMERGENCY CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; JUVENILE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MOOD DISORDER; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBATION; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 33749452162     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2005.12.003     Document Type: Review

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