""We now have access to a much deeper understanding of both the aetiology of aggressive acts and their treatment. We need no longer ignore criminals or abuse them-instead we can provide compassion and containment ... The volumes in this series provide both practical advice and t…
Managing clinical risk
by Logan, Caroline, Johnstone, Lorraine
fromIssues in forensic psychology
Managing clinical risk
by Logan, Caroline, Johnstone, Lorraine
fromIssues in forensic psychology
Violence directed towards others and violence directed towards oneself cause an immense amount of physical and psychological damage - to the harmed and the harmful person alike, to their families, and to the public at large. Managing clinical risk is an authoritative manual for …
Not much is known about the process of converting the findings of a risk assessment into effectively managed clinical risk. Managing clinical risk on the basis of sound assessment and formulation provides the main focus of this book.
Not much is known about the process of converting the findings of a risk assessment into effectively managed clinical risk. Managing clinical risk on the basis of sound assessment and formulation provides the main focus of this book.
Violence directed towards others and violence directed towards oneself cause an immense amount of physical and psychological damage - to the harmed and the harmful person alike, to their families, and to the public at large. Managing clinical risk is an authoritative manual for …
Provides a range of options, from skillfully doing nothing to applying deadly force, designed to prevent violence or, if that is not possible, to defend oneself against it as effectively as possible.
Provides a range of options, from skillfully doing nothing to applying deadly force, designed to prevent violence or, if that is not possible, to defend oneself against it as effectively as possible.
"Is violence "hard-wired"? Is the tendency to be violent, in other words, a fixed and elemental feature of the human brain which cannot be significantly changed and which will always exert a destructive influence on human behaviour? This is one of the fundamental questions of ph…
"Is violence "hard-wired"? Is the tendency to be violent, in other words, a fixed and elemental feature of the human brain which cannot be significantly changed and which will always exert a destructive influence on human behaviour? This is one of the fundamental questions of ph…