Risk assessment instruments in clinical practice

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 238-244

  Côté, Gilles ^a,b   Crocker, Anne G ^c,d   Nicholls, Tonia L ^e,f   Seto, Michael C ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

^b Institut Philippe Pinel de Montreal   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e British Columbia Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g ROYAL OTTAWA HEALTH CARE GROUP   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Forensic; HCR 20; Mental health; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HISTORICAL CLINICAL RISK MANAGEMENT 20; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84868611345     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371205700407     Document Type: Article

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