Violence risk assessment: The use of the PCL-SV, HCR-20, and VRAG to predict violence in mentally disordered offenders discharged from a medium secure unit in Scotland

Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 523-541

  Ho, Hilda ^a   Thomson, Lindsay ^b   Darjee, Rajan ^c  

^a Murray Royal Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Historical Clinical Risk 20; Mentally disordered offenders; Psychopathy Checklist; Risk assessment; Scotland; Violence Risk Appraisal Guide

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OFFENDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; RECIDIVISM; RELAPSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDITY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 70649100290     PISSN: 14789949     EISSN: 14789957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14789940802638358     Document Type: Article

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