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17464716

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-27
pubmed:abstractText
Despite increasing concerns regarding the prevalence of violent behaviour in mainstream mental health settings, the impressive body of forensic research on violence risk assessment has thus far had only limited impact on front-line general mental health practice. The common objection raised by clinicians that risk assessment tools lack utility for clinical practice may contribute to this. The present paper argues that this objection, although understandable, is misplaced. Usage of appropriate, validated risk assessment tools can augment standard clinical approaches in a number of ways. Some of their advantages derive simply from having a well-structured approach, others from consideration of specific kinds of risk factors: 'static' and 'dynamic'. The inappropriate use of tools without a firm evidence base, however, is unlikely to enhance clinical practice significantly.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0004-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
301-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Are violence risk assessment tools clinically useful?
pubmed:affiliation
Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Monash University, c/- Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health, Locked Bag 10, Fairfield, Vic. 3078, Australia. Andrew.Carroll@med.monash.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article