Assessment of violence risk in 440 psychiatric patients in China: examining the feasibility and acceptability of a novel and scalable approach (FoVOx)

Abstract Background Violence risk assessment is a routine part of clinical services in mental health, and in particular secure psychiatric hospitals. The use of prediction models and risk tools can assist clinical decision-making on risk management, including decisions about further assessments, ref...

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Main Authors: Shaoling Zhong, Rongqin Yu, Cornish Robert, Xiaoping Wang, Seena Fazel, FoVOx group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03115-3