Unavailable essential archival data: a major limitation in the conduct of clinical practice and research in violence risk assessment.

Authors :: Padgett R
Webster CD
Robb MK
Source :: Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie [Can J Psychiatry] 2005 Dec; Vol. 50 (14), pp. 937-40.
Publication Year :: 2005
Abstract: Numerous studies have identified various historical factors strongly associated with violent behaviour in psychiatric patients. We comment herein on some practical reasons for difficulty in obtaining the background documentation necessary for risk assessment.

Subjects :: Humans
Risk Factors
Archives
Biomedical Research standards
Medical Records legislation & jurisprudence
Medical Records statistics & numerical data
Social Behavior Disorders diagnosis
Social Behavior Disorders epidemiology
Violence statistics & numerical data

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