[COMSKILLS: assessing community living skills in offender groups].
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.
Ross
Thomas
T
Forensische Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Ulm. ross@sip.medizin.uni-ulm.de
Hintersdorf
Michael
M
Hufnagel
Sylvia
S
Konheisner
Sigrid
S
Schellbach-Matties
Rolf
R
Pfäfflin
Friedemann
F
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