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Assessing and managing violence risk in outpatient settings
Author(s) -
Otto Randy K.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(200010)56:10<1239::aid-jclp2>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - psychology , psychological intervention , mental health , psychiatry , suicide prevention , risk assessment , human factors and ergonomics , occupational safety and health , poison control , injury prevention , clinical psychology , medical emergency , applied psychology , medicine , computer security , pathology , computer science
Psychologists and other mental health professionals practicing in essentially all clinical settings are called on to assess and manage clients who may pose a risk of violence to third parties. Over the past 25 years much has been learned about the relationship between violence and mental disorder, and about assessing violence risk. In this article risk factors for violence among persons with mental disorder are reviewed, clinical assessment strategies are discussed, and a model for thinking about treatment and other types of interventions designed to minimize violence risk is offered. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol 56: 1239–1262, 2000.