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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782876603321

Titolo

Handbook of violence risk assessment and treatment [[electronic resource] ] : new approaches for mental health professionals / / Joel T. Andrade, [editor]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, c2009

ISBN

1-282-04084-7

9786612040849

0-8261-9904-6

Descrizione fisica

1 volume (681 pages); ; 24 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

AndradeJoel T

Disciplina

614/.15

Soggetti

Forensic psychiatry

Violence - Forecasting

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: ADULT VIOLENCE; PART II: YOUTH VIOLENCE; Index

Sommario/riassunto

""Forensic clinicians will find this book to be a valuable reference book as well as a very useful clinical treatment guide relevant to violent offenders."". -- Jeffrey L. Metzner, MD. Mental health practitioners are confronted with the difficult task of assessing the risk that offenders pose to the general public. This comprehensive volume provides practitioners with the knowledge and insight necessary to conduct violence risk assessments, and to synthesize clinical and research data into comprehensive reports and oral testimony. Violence risk assessment requires a well-formulated and compreh