Rethinking risk assessment : the MacArthur study of mental disorder and violence /

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Rethinking Risk Assessment' tells the story of a pioneering investigation that challenges preconceptions about the frequency and nature of violence among persons with mental disorders, and suggests an innovative approach to predicting its occurrence.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study
Other Authors: Monahan, John, 1946-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study.
MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study
Dangerously mentally ill > United States.
Violence > United States.
Risk assessment > United States.
Mentally ill > Commitment and detention > United States.
Mental Disorders > diagnosis
Violence > psychology
Mental Disorders > psychology
Risk Assessment > methods
Risk Factors
Personnes vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale dangereuses > États-Unis.
Violence > États-Unis.
Évaluation du risque > États-Unis.
Internement (Psychiatrie) > États-Unis.
MEDICAL > Psychiatry > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Psychopathology > General.
PSYCHOLOGY > Clinical Psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Illness.
MEDICAL > Mental Health.
Dangerously mentally ill
Mentally ill > Commitment and detention
Risk assessment
Violence
Psychisch gestoorden.
Geweld.
Risicoanalyse.
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Violence risk assessment: the law and the science
  • 2. Violence among patients in the community
  • 3. Testing "criminological" risk factors
  • 4. Testing "clinical" risk factors
  • 5. Customizing risk assessment
  • 6. Combining customized risk assessments to produce the best estimate of risk
  • 7. Violence and the clinician: assessing and managing risk
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • References
  • Index.

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