Treating violence [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to risk management in mental health / / Anthony Maden
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Maden Tony
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| Titolo: |
Treating violence [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to risk management in mental health / / Anthony Maden
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, c2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | x, 189 p |
| Disciplina: | 616.8582 |
| Soggetto topico: | Mentally ill |
| Violence - Forecasting | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Contents -- 1 Why worry about violence risk assessment? -- 2 Researching violence risk -- 3 When things go wrong … Homicide Inquiries in the United Kingdom -- 4 Clinical assessment of violence risk -- 5 Standardized or actuarial risk assessment -- 6 Structured clinical assessment of violence risk: the thinking man's approach -- 7 A new look at homicides by the mentally ill: applying structured risk assessment -- 8 Conclusions: on good treatment and bad attitudes -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Treating Violence deals with the problem of violence by mental health patients. Studies have established that mental disorders lead to violence in a minority of sufferers. This book critically reviews risk assessment methods and summarises the evidence. It should be read by anybody working in front line mental health services or criminal justice. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Treating violence |
| ISBN: | 9780191566899 |
| 0191566896 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910822893903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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