Violence risk prediction in mental health inpatient settings using the Dynamic Appraisal of Situational Aggression
Higher DASA scores are associated with higher risk of violent incidents in both forensic and non-forensic inpatient psychiatric units. The proposed violence risk groups help rule out patients at low risk of violence and may help identify patients who would most benefit from interventions to reduce violence.
Authors
- Mario Moscovici (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1582-9642)
- Roland M. Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3335-4871)
- Paul A. Kurdyak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8115-7437)
- Alexander I. F. Simpson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0478-2583)
- Farhat Farrokhi
- Lavanya Vangala
Institutions
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2024-12-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1460332
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.20