Unavailable Essential Archival Data: A Major Limitation in the Conduct of Clinical Practice and Research in Violence Risk Assessment

Unavailable Essential Archival Data: A Major Limitation in the Conduct of Clinical Practice and Research in Violence Risk Assessment

Numerous studies have identified various historical factors strongly associated with violent behaviour in psychiatric patients. We comment herein on some practical reasons for difficulty in obtaining the background documentation necessary for risk assessment.

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Veröffentlicht in:Canadian journal of psychiatry 2005-12, Vol.50 (14), p.937-940
Hauptverfasser: Padgett, Richard, Webster, Christopher D, Robb, M Kathleen
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Archives
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical Research - standards
Humans
Medical Records - legislation & jurisprudence
Medical Records - statistics & numerical data
Medical research
Medical sciences
Mentally ill
Methodology. Experimentation
Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Risk assessment
Risk Factors
Social Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Social Behavior Disorders - epidemiology
Techniques and methods
Violence
Violence - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:Numerous studies have identified various historical factors strongly associated with violent behaviour in psychiatric patients. We comment herein on some practical reasons for difficulty in obtaining the background documentation necessary for risk assessment.
ISSN:0706-7437
1497-0015
DOI:10.1177/070674370505001408