Shall evidence-based risk assessment be abandoned?

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-

  Harris, Grant T ^a   Rice, Marnie E ^a   Quinsey, Vernon L ^b  

^a Mental Health Centre Penetanguishene   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; LETTER; MEDICAL ERROR; MENTAL DISEASE; RECIDIVISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL CRIME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

HUMANS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 39449135305     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.192.2.154     Document Type: Letter

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