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Title Rethinking risk assessment : the MacArthur study of mental disorder and violence / by John Monahan [and others].

Publication Info. New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 197 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-186) and index.
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.
Summary 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.
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Subject MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study.
MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study.
MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study.
MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study.
Dangerously mentally ill -- United States.
Dangerously mentally ill.
United States.
Violence -- United States.
Violence.
Risk assessment -- United States.
Risk assessment.
Mentally ill -- Commitment and detention -- United States.
Mentally ill -- Commitment and detention.
Mental Disorders -- diagnosis.
Violence -- psychology.
Mental Disorders -- psychology.
Risk Assessment -- methods.
Risk Factors.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Monahan, John, 1946-
MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study.
Other Form: Print version: Rethinking risk assessment. New York : Oxford University Press, 2001 0195138821 9780195138825 (DLC) 00062434 (OCoLC)44769554
ISBN 9780198031741 (electronic book)
0198031742 (electronic book)
1280834757
9781280834752