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

Rethinking risk assessment : the MacArthur study of mental disorder and violence / by John Monahan [and others]. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2001. - 1 online resource (ix, 197 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-186) and index.

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.

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.

9780198031741 (electronic bk.) 0198031742 (electronic bk.) 1280834757 9781280834752




MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study.
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.


Electronic books.
Electronic books.

RC569.5.V55 / R47 2001eb

616.89/075

WM 141 / R438 2000

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