'To predict or not to predict - that is the question' An exploration of risk assessment in the context of South African forensic psychiatry

African Journal of Psychiatry (South Africa)

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 227-233

  Roffey, M ^a   Kaliski, S Z ^b  

^a Forensic Mental Health Services   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RECIDIVISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF NEGLECT; SOUTH AFRICA; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; TREATMENT PLANNING; VIOLENCE; VULNERABLE POPULATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY;

FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84871000382     PISSN: 19948220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ajpsy.v15i4.29     Document Type: Article

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