Violence Risk Assessment of Civil Psychiatric Patients with the HCR-20: Does Gender Matter?

Autor:	Kevin S. Douglas, Tonia L. Nicholls, Diane S. Strub
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Conceptualization 05 social sciences Male female Pathology and Forensic Medicine Psychiatry and Mental health Scale (social sciences) 050501 criminology medicine Pshychiatric Mental Health Violence risk Risk assessment Psychiatry Psychology 0505 law Clinical psychology
Zdroj:	International Journal of Forensic Mental Health. 15:81-96
ISSN:	1932-9903 1499-9013
DOI:	10.1080/14999013.2016.1141438
Popis:	Over the past three decades, much has been learned about risk factors associated with violence. Subsequently, significant advances have occurred in terms of the conceptualization as well as the communication of violence risk; in particular, numerous risk assessment measures have been developed in order to inform violence prevention efforts. However, most such instruments have been validated predominantly in male populations and research examining their application across genders is scarce. This study investigated the performance of one of the most established violence risk assessment schemes—the Historical/Clinical/Risk Management-20 (HCR-20)—in a sample of 52 men and 48 women receiving short-term inpatient psychiatric care. Results indicated that the HCR-20 as well as its components predicted both the occurrence and imminence of violent outcomes and gender did not moderate those relationships. Exploratory analyses revealed gender differences in the baseline item and scale ratings. Additionally, t...
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