Clinical Assessment of Dangerousness

Klappentext An effective guide to help clinicians make sound decisions concerning the dangerousness of their clients. Zusammenfassung An effective guide to help clinicians make sound decisions concerning the dangerousness of their clients. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors; Prologue Paul S. Appelbaum; Part I. Introduction: 1. Clinical assessment of dangerousness: an overview of the literature Linda Pagani and Georges-F. Pinard; Part II. Basic Issues in Violence Research: 2. Biology, development, and dangerousness Elizabeth J. Susman and Jordan W. Finkelstein; 3. The development of physical aggression during childhood and the prediction of later dangerousness Richard E. Tremblay; 4. Predicting adult official and self-reported violence David P. Farrington; Part III. Mental Health Issues and Dangerousness: 5. Major mental disorder and violence: epidemiology and risk assessment John Monahan; 6. Axis II disorders and dangerousness Kenneth Tardiff; 7. Recidivistic violent behaviour and axis I and II disorders Jari Tiihonen; Part IV. Family Issues and Dangerousness: 8. Risk assessment for intimate partner homicide Jacquelyn C. Campbell, Phyllis Sharps and Nancy Glass; 9. Parents at risk of filicide Maureen Marks; 10. Parricide Charles P. Ewing; Part V. Individual Characteristics and Dangerousness: 11. Alcohol and dangerousness Joan McCord; 12. Violence and substance abuse Philip Bean; 13. Threats, stalking and criminal harassment J. Reid Meloy; Part VI. Conclusion: 14. Discussion and clinical commentary on issues in the assessment and prediction of dangerousness Georges-F. Pinard and Linda Pagani; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Georges-Fran Pinard
• Assisted by: Pinard Georges-Franck (Editor), Linda Pagani (Editor), Pagani Linda (Editor), Georges-Franck Pinard (Editor), Pinard Georges-Franck (Editor)
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2009
• EAN: 9780521127004
• ISBN: 978-0-521-12700-4
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, Occupational and industrial psychology, Occupational & industrial psychology, Psychological methodology