The relevance of the early history of probability theory to current risk assessment practices in mental health care

History of Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 427-441

  Large, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

History; probability theory; suicide risk assessment; violence risk assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84888055625     PISSN: 0957154X     EISSN: 17402360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0957154X13501275     Document Type: Review

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