Clinical assessment of dangerousness : empirical contributions / / edited by Georges-Franck Pinard, Linda Pagani [[electronic resource]]

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 286 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 616.85/82
• Soggetto topico: Violence; Violence - Psychological aspects
• Persona (resp. second.): PinardGeorges-Franck <1961->; PaganiLinda <1964->
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Prologue; INTRODUCTION 1. Clinical Assessment of Dangerousness: An Overview of the Literature; 2. Biology, Development, and Dangerousness; 3. The Development of Physical Aggression During Childhood and the Prediction of Later Dangerousness; 4. Predicting Adult Official and Self-Reported Violence; 5. Major Mental Disorder and Violence: Epidemiology and Risk Assessment; 6. Axis II Disorders and Dangerousness; 7. Recidivistic Violent Behavior and Axis I and Axis II Disorders; 8. Risk Assessment for Intimate Partner Homicide ; 9. Parents at Risk of Filicide10. Parricide; 11. Alcohol and Dangerousness; 12. Violence and Substance Abuse; 13. Threats, Stalking, and Criminal Harassment; 14. Discussion and Clinical Commentary on Issues in the Assessment and Prediction of Dangerousness; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: When people are victimised by violent crime, the general public assumes that the victim could have been spared if the perpetrator had been identified as potentially dangerous by mental health agents. Yet prediction of dangerousness is an inexact science and depends upon many complex factors. This book provides a thorough and clear description of research findings in order to help clinicians make sound decisions concerning their clients' dangerousness. The book covers a broad spectrum of violent behaviour as well as crucial issues such as biological factors, domestic violence, and the influence of alcohol in violent behaviour. The book is divided into the following sections: Basic Issues in Violence Research, Mental Health Issues and Dangerousness, Family Issues and Dangerousness, Individual Characteristics and Dangerousness. It will serve as an important reference book that not only covers scientific literature but provides views on future directions for research and practice in this valuable field.
• Titolo autorizzato: Clinical assessment of dangerousness
• ISBN: 1-107-12807-2; 1-280-42037-5; 9786610420377; 0-511-17801-8; 0-511-04030-X; 0-511-14849-6; 0-511-30536-2; 0-511-50001-7; 0-511-05154-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450288503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II