Challenging assumptions about risk factors and the role of screening for violence risk in the field of mental health

Health, Risk and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-100

  Langan, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actuarial tools; Antisocial personality disorder; Mental disorder; Mental health problems; Mental illness; Patient involvement; Risk to others; Screening; Service user involvement; Structured clinical judgements

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 77951753665     PISSN: 13698575     EISSN: 14698331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13698571003632429     Document Type: Article

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