The clinical application of risk assessment in the treatment-planning process

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This article examines how violence risk assessment can be applied to the therapeutic process. The authors, applying risk assessment to clinical practice in a maximum-security forensic hospital, maintain risk assessment helps bring to light the issues that can be targeted for treatment, as well as clarify diagnosis and determine the length of the illness.

Analysis, Usage, Risk assessment, Mental illness, Mental disorders, Criminals, Violence research

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Comparability of the MMPI-2 F(p) and F scales and the SIRS in clinical use with suspected malingeres

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A component analysis of the Structured Interview of Reported symptoms is conducted and F(p) is evaluated. F(p) was observed to correlate significantly with implausible symptoms instead of overreporting of symptoms.

Psychological aspects, Evaluation, Psychological tests, Malingering

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Factors affecting length of stay on maximum security in a forensic psychiatric hospital

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The article discusses demographic, legal and clinical variables affecting the length of stay in Maryland's only maximum-security forensic hospital for mentally ill patients adjudged not criminally responsible for violent crimes. The goal of the study was to determine what variables should be targeted for services while hospitalized and the results of the study indicated that gender and employment history prior to hospitalization had the greatest impact on length of hospital stay.

Management, Practice, Psychiatric hospitals, Forensic psychiatry, Insane, Criminal and dangerous, Criminally insane persons

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