@article{ref1,
title="Instruments for the assessment of violent behavior towards others among the mentally ill population",
journal="Harefuah",
year="2009",
author="Bauer, Andreas and Birger, Moshe and Melamed, Y.",
volume="148",
number="1",
pages="50-4, 87, 86",
abstract="Dangerousness is the propensity for performing aggressive and/or criminal acts. The tension between denying the liberty of a suspect and the necessity to protect the environment he/she threatens makes evaluation of the &quot;extent of dangerousness&quot; a significant factor in decisions regarding compulsory intervention and denial of rights. EvaLuation of dangerousness aims to protect the Life of the patient--prevent harm and defend public safety. Most decisions concerning the &quot;extent of dangerousness&quot; of an individual are based on clinical evaluation, patient interview and structured evaluation. The examination can be performed directly with the patient, psychodiagnostic tests or via proxy reports of his/her behavior. The cLinicaL method, influenced by the examiner's clinical experience, training, bias and prejudices is subjective versus an actuarial examination that involves a mathematical model. The authors reviewed three instruments: (A) Psychopathology Checklist-Revised [PCL-R), a widely used instrument to assess violent behavior, based on psychopathic personality structure: 20 coded items based on a semi-structured interview and/or on data from the patient file. (B) Historical, Clinical, Risk-Management (HCR-20, V2]: 20 risk factors for violent behavior based on &quot;historical items&quot;, &quot;clinical items&quot;, &quot;regulation of dangerousness&quot; and &quot;risk management&quot;. Inter-rater reLiability ranges from 0.76-0.96. (C) MacArthur VioLence Risk Assessment is a computer program based on a CLassification Tree [CT] and a comparison of different CT's.<p /> <p>Language: he</p>",
language="he",
issn="0017-7768",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}