Reliability and validity of the dutch version of the behavioural status index: A nurse-rated forensic assessment tool

Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 58-69

  Chakhssi, Farid ^a   de Ruiter, Corine ^b   Bernstein, David ^a,b  

^a Forensic Psychiatric Centre de Rooyse Wissel   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioural Status Index; Factor analysis; Forensic assessment; Interrater reliability; Observational measure; Risk assessment; Staff rating; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRISONER; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRISONERS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSLATIONS;

EID: 77949883521     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191109338815     Document Type: Article

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