Aspects of consensus in clinical predictions of imminent violence.
This research studied individual differences among psychiatric patients in the extent to which clinical workers agree about the likelihood that the patients will act violently. Predictions of imminent violence proneness for 40 male inpatients made by 35 experienced clinical practitioners were analyzed. As hypothesized, subgroups of patients who elicited high interjudge agreement were found, and admission profiles of these patients were presented. Clinical workers' predictive accuracy was found to be greater when they rated patients who elicited high consensus than for unselected patients or for those who elicited low consensus.
Veterans Administration Medical Center, Palo Alto, California.
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Werner
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Rose
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Yesavage
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D006801:Humans; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012307:Risk Factors; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D014754:Violence