Violence risk assessment in persons with mental illness

被引:34
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作者
Scott, Charles L.
Resnick, Phillip J.
机构
[1] Div Psychiat & Law, Sacramento, CA 95817 USA
[2] Case Western Reserve Univ, Div Forens Psychiat, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
关键词
violence; aggressive behavior; mental illness; psychopathy; dangerousness; juvenile delinquency; prediction;
D O I
10.1016/j.avb.2005.12.003
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律];
学科分类号
0301 ;
摘要
Mental health clinicians are often asked to determine an individual's risk of future violence. Dangerous assessments are required in a wide variety of situations that include involuntary commitments, emergency psychiatric evaluations, seclusion and restraint release decisions, inpatient care discharges, probation/parole decisions, death penalty evaluations, domestic violence interventions, fitness for duty evaluations, and after a threat is made. This article provides an overview regarding the assessment of dangerousness in both adults and juveniles and a summary of recent research regarding the relationship of mental illness to violence. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:598 / 611
页数:14
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