title: [COMSKILLS: assessing community living skills in offender groups].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  An international network study involving parallel, complementary interventions in three EU countries and an associate country (Germany, United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Norway) is reported. The aim is to develop a unified approach to the assessment of social risk and related behaviours in offender groups.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Behavioural Status Index (BEST-Index) and a set of cross-validating instruments (PCL-R, HCR-20; SCL-90-R; BDHI-D) were applied to a sample of n = 231 mentally ill offenders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Selected results using a sub-sample of n = 89 German offenders are reported and discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The BEST-Index shows convergent validity with respect to a social risk criterion and it helps to determine an objective data base for the improvement of carer assessments, related care planning, and delivery.
authors.affiliation: Forensische Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm. ross@sip.medizin.uni-ulm.de
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hintersdorf
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hufnagel
authors.forename: Sigrid
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Konheisner
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schellbach-Matties
authors.forename: Friedemann
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pfäfflin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011329:Prisoners / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D012951:Socialization