Open Access<p>Violence after discharge from forensic units in the safe pilot study: a prospective study with matched pair design</p>
Author(s) -
Stål Bjørkly,
Jon Magnus Wærstad,
Lars Erik Selmer,
Johnny Wærp,
Martin Bjørnstad,
John Vegard Leinslie,
Gunnar Eidhammer,
Kevin S. Douglas
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychology research and behavior management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1578
DOI - 10.2147/prbm.s214270
Subject(s) - recidivism , seriousness , medicine , emergency medicine , psychiatry , political science , law
This paper reports on a prospective naturalistic study of violent recidivism after discharge from forensic mental health. Main aims were to find predictors of violence and to test the feasibility of a matched pair design for this purpose.