Background Although structured tools have been widely used to predict violence risk in
specialist mental health settings, there is uncertainty about the extent and quality of …

Psychopathy has traditionally been characterised as a disorder primarily of personality
(particularly affective deficits) and, to a lesser extent, behaviour. Although often used …

Context The relationship between mental illness and violence has a significant effect on
mental health policy, clinical practice, and public opinion about the dangerousness of …

Substantial strides have been made in the field of violence risk assessment. Numerous
robust risk factors have been identified and incorporated into structured violence risk …

Using 88 studies from 1980 to 2006, a meta-analysis compares risk instruments and other
psychological measures on their ability to predict general (primarily nonsexual) violence in …

This study surveyed 199 forensic clinicians about the practices that they use in assessing
violence risk in juvenile and adult offenders. Results indicated that the use of risk …

El comportamiento violento es uno de los elementos más característicos y alarmantes de la
delincuencia grave. La atribución de peligrosidad a los responsables de estos delitos …

La reducción y prevención de la violencia no es una tarea exclusiva de la intervención
jurídico-penal y requiere a otros profesionales, como los psicólogos, para una participación …

The utility of psychopathy measures in predicting violence is largely explained by their
assessment of social deviance (eg, antisocial behavior; disinhibition). A key question is …

Context Certain black and minority ethnic groups are at increased risk for psychoses. It is
unknown whether risk for second-and later-generation black and minority ethnic groups in …