The predictive validity of clinical ratings of the short-term assessment of risk and treatability (START)

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 271-281

  Braithwaite, Erika ^a   Charette, Yanick ^a   Crocker, Anne G ^b   Reyes, Andrea ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Civil psychiatric setting; Protective factors; Risk assessment; Risk management; START

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893037053     PISSN: 14999013     EISSN: 19329903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14999013.2010.534378     Document Type: Article

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