The presumed link between mental disorder and violence has been the driving force behind mental health law and policy for centuries. Legislatures, courts, and the public have come to expect that mental health professionals will protect them from violent acts by persons with mental disorders. Yet for three decades research has shown that clinicians' unaided assessments of "dangerousness" are barely better than chance. Rethinking Risk Assessment: The MacArthur Study of Mental Disorder and Violence tells the story of a pioneering investigation that challenges preconceptions about the frequency and nature of violence among persons with mental disorders, and suggests an innovative approach to predicting its occurrence. The authors of this massive project -- the largest ever undertaken on the topic -- demonstrate how clinicians can use a "decision tree" to identify groups of patients at very low and very high risk for violence. This dramatic new finding, and its implications for the every day clinical practice of risk assessment and risk management, is thoroughly described in this remarkable and long-anticipated volume. Taken to heart, its message will change the way clinicians, judges, and others who must deal with persons who are mentally ill and may be violent will do their work.

Rethinking Risk Assessment: The MacArthur Study of Mental Disorder and Violence

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Banks, Steven

Monahan, John

Steadman, Henry J.

Silver, Eric

Appelbaum, Paul S.

Clark Robbins, Pamela

Mulvey, Edward P.

Roth, Loren H.

Grisso, Thomas

Psychology & Counseling

Oxford University Press

Adjudicative competence remains an important topic of research and practice in psychology and law. In the five sections of Adjudicative Competence: The MacArthur Studies, the authors present not only a summary of the research of the MacArthur studies on competence but also an examination of the underlying theoretical work of Professor Richard Bonnie. It is the first publication to encapsulate the scope and significance of both the studies themselves and Bonnie's contributions. There is no other source available that addresses this range of topics. Given its breadth and scope, this book will be a "must have" for forensic mental health professionals, an important volume for lawyers, and a vital academic reference work.

Adjudicative Competence: The MacArthur Studies (Perspectives in Law & Psychology, 15)

Poythress Jr., Norman G.

Bonnie, Richard J.

Otto, Randy

Hoge, Steven K.

Mental Health

Springer

Discover the true genius behind history's greatest "madmen". From Dr. Frankenstein to Dr. Jekyll, the image of the mad scientist surrounded by glass vials, copper coils, and electrical apparatus remains a popular fixture. In films and fiction, he's comically misguided, tragically misunderstood, or pathologically evil. But the origins of this stereotype can be found in the sometimes-eccentric real life men and women who challenged our view of the world and broke new scientific frontiers. They Called Me Mad recounts the amazing true stories of such historical luminaries as Archimedes, the calculator of pi and creator of the world's first death ray; Isaac Newton, the world's first great scientist and the last great alchemist; Nikola Tesla, who built the precursors of robots, fluorescent lighting, and particle beam weapons before the turn of the twentieth century-and more.

They Called Me Mad: Genius, Madness, and the Scientists Who Pushed the Outer Limits of Knowledge

Literature & Fiction

Short Stories & Anthologies

Penguin Publishing Group

Predicting Violent Behavior: An Assessment of Clinical Techniques (SAGE Library of Social Research)

`...essential reading for those confronted with the ethical and professional dilemmas involved in predicting violent behavior. Lawyers are destined to become familiar with Monahan′s book, and mental health professionals will surely want to keep a step ahead.′ -- Contemporary Psychology, Vol 27 No 2 `...In summary, Monahan′s book is a very readable and succinct one. Often the reader finds himself saying "...well of course, what could be more obvious?" only to reflect for a minute and realize that many clinicians do not give many obvious relevant factors adequate weight in their assessments of dangerousness. Monahan′s text is a very positive one which as he puts it, outlines for the clinician: "How to do it (predict vi

Sage Publications, Inc.

`...essential reading for those confronted with the ethical and professional dilemmas involved in predicting violent behavior. Lawyers are destined to become familiar with Monahan′s book, and mental health professionals will surely want to keep a step ahead.′ -- Contemporary Psychology, Vol 27 No 2  `...In summary, Monahan′s book is a very readable and succinct one. Often the reader finds himself saying "...well of course, what could be more obvious?" only to reflect for a minute and realize that many clinicians do not give many obvious relevant factors adequate weight in their assessments of dangerousness. Monahan′s text is a very positive one which as he puts it, outlines for the clinician: "How to do it (predict vi

The publication incorporates Dauber v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the United States Supreme Court?s landmark decision on scientific evidence in addition to new Daubert-based cases cited throughout the book. The book offers an in-depth discussion of the growing use of survey methods to establish damages in mass tort cases. The authors have integrated the latest Web site addresses to aid in further social science and legal research. It includes selections from two handbooks: the Federal Judicial Center Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence and West's? Modern Scientific Evidence.

Social science in law: Cases and materials (University casebook series)

Foundation Press

Numerical Methods of Statistics

Computers & Technology

Computer Science

Cambridge University Press

Adjudicative competence remains an important topic of research and practice in psychology and law. In the five sections of Adjudicative Competence: The MacArthur Studies, the authors present not only a summary of the research of the MacArthur studies on competence but also an examination of the underlying theoretical work of Professor Richard Bonnie. It is the first publication to encapsulate the scope and significance of both the studies themselves and Bonnie's contributions. There is no other source available that addresses this range of topics. Given its breadth and scope, this book will be a "must have" for forensic mental health professionals, an important volume for lawyers, and a vital academic reference work.

Adjudicative Competence: The MacArthur Studies (Perspectives in Law & Psychology)

Poythress Jr. Jr., Norman G. G.

Book by Monahan, John, Walker, Laurens

Social Science In Law: Cases and Materials

Legal Theory & Systems

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