Journal article
A Predictive Model for Estimating Risk of Harm and Aggression in Inpatient Mental Health Clinics
Abstract
Serious mental illness is a major risk factor for aggression and violence. The present study aimed to develop and test an algorithm to predict inpatient aggressions that involve a risk of harm to self or others. This work is based on a retrospective study aimed to investigate the prediction of risk of harm and aggressions at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, between 2016 and 2017. An analysis of the risk factors most strongly associated with …
Authors
Blasioli E; Hassini E; Bieling PJ
Journal
Psychiatric Quarterly, Vol. 92, No. 3, pp. 1055–1067
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
September 2021
DOI
10.1007/s11126-020-09880-w
ISSN
0033-2720