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Book SynopsisThis study reviews two decades of research on mental disorder and presents empirical and theoretical work which aims to determine more accurate predictions of violent behaviour.
Table of ContentsPreface List of Contributors 1: Toward a Rejuvenation of Risk Assessment Research John Monahan, Henry J. Steadman. 2: Anger as a Risk Factor for Violence among the Mentally Disordered Raymond W. Novaco 3: Impulsiveness and Aggression Ernest S. Barratt 4: Psychopathy as a Risk Marker for Violence: Development and Validation of a Screening Version of the Revised Psychopathy Checklist Stephen D. Hart, Robert D. Hare, Adelle E. Forth. 5: Mental Disorder, Substance Abuse, and Community Violence: An Epidemiological Approach Jeffrey W. Swanson 6: Psychotic Symptoms and the Violent/Illegal Behavior of Mental Patients Compared to Community Controls Bruce G. Link, Ann Stueve. 7: Delusions and Violence Pamela J. Taylor, Philippa Garety, Alec Buchanan, Alison Reed, Simon Wessely, Katarzyna Ray, Graham Dunn, Don Grubin. 8: Hallucinations and Violence Dale E. McNiel 9: Personality Disorders and Violence Thomas A. Widiger, Timothy J. Trull. 10: Demographic and Case History Variables in Risk Assessment Deidre Klassen, William A. O'connor. 11: Social Networks, Social Support, and Violence among Persons with Severe, Persistent Mental Illness Sue E. Estroff, Catherine Zimmer. Designing a New Generation of Risk Assessment Research Henry J. Steadman, John Monahan, Paul S. Appelbaum, Thomas Grisso, Edward P. Mulvey, Loren H. Roth, Pamela Clark Robbins, Deidre Klassen. Index
