The predictive validity of the short-term assessment of risk and treatability (START) in a secure forensic hospital: Risk factors and strengths

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 337-345

  Chu, Chi Meng ^a,b   Thomas, Stuart D M ^a,c   Ogloff, James R P ^a,c   Daffern, Michael ^a,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Ministry of Community Development   (Singapore)

^c VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forensic psychiatric hospital; Inpatient aggression; Predictive accuracy; Protective factors; Violence risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864747610     PISSN: 14999013     EISSN: 19329903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14999013.2011.629715     Document Type: Article

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