Predictors of length of stay in forensic psychiatry: The influence of perceived risk of violence

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 635-642

  Andreasson, Helena ^a   Nyman, Marielle ^a   Krona, Hedvig ^a   Meyer, Lennart ^a   Anckarsäter, Henrik ^a,b   Nilsson, Thomas ^b   Hofvander, Björn ^a,b,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Forensic psychiatry; Length of stay; Restriction orders; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT OF FUNCTIONING; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; THREAT; VIOLENCE; ADDICTION; CRIME; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; CRIME; CRIMINALS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84909943399     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: 18736386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2014.02.038     Document Type: Article

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