The relationship between level of training and accuracy of violence risk assessment

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1089-1094

  Teo, Alan R ^a,b   Holley, Sarah R ^a,c   Leary, Mark ^a   McNiel, Dale E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HISTORICAL, CLINICAL, RISK MANAGEMENT 20; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHIATRIST; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIOLENCE; VIOLENCE RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, COUNTY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROC CURVE; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84870048417     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201200019     Document Type: Article

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