Structured assessment of violence risk in schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders: a systematic review of the validity, reliability, and item content of 10 available instruments.

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OBJECTIVES: To undertake a systematic review on structured violence risk assessment tools in individuals with schizophrenia. METHODS: A systematic search was conducted from 1990 to 2011 to identify violence risk assessment tools and studies examining their predictive validity. Item content of the identified instruments was analyzed, and areas under the curve (AUC) from the studies were extracted. In addition, an 11-item checklist was developed to assess the utility and psychometric propertie...

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Authors: Singh, J; Serper, M; Reinharth, J; Fazel, S

• Journal: Schizophrenia bulletin
• Volume: 37
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 899-912
• Publication date: 2011-09-01
• DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbr093
• EISSN: 1745-1701
• ISSN: 0586-7614
• Language: English
• Keywords: Risk Assessment; Humans; Violence; Reproducibility of Results; Schizophrenia; Psychometrics; Predictive Value of Tests; Mental Disorders