Textbook of Violence Assessment and Management

by Simon, Robert I.

• ISBN13: 9781585623143
• ISBN10: 1585623148
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING INC

Summary

In this age, violence assessment is as critical as it is commonplace for the front-line clinician. Fortunately, two authors at the forefront of forensic psychiatry have crafted the Textbook of Violence Assessment and Management, the first comprehensive textbook on assessing the potentially violent patient and managing the patient who becomes violent.

Author Biography

Robert I. Simon, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Program in Psychiatry and Law, at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. He has been a practicing psychiatrist and forensic psychiatrist for over 40 years. Dr. Simon has authored or edited 25 other books for psychiatrists and other mental health professionals on topics in psychiatry and the law. He has also published numerous papers on civil and criminal matters, including a study of 33 murderers.

Kenneth Tardiff, M.D., M.P.H., is Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and Attending Psychiatrist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, New York.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. xi
Foreword	p. xvii
Preface	p. xxi
Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
Assessment Principles
Clinical Risk Assessment of Violence	p. 3
Structured Risk Assessment of Violence	p. 17
Cultural Competence in Violence Risk Assessment	p. 35
Psychological Testing in Violence Risk Assessment	p. 59
Mental Disorders and Conditions
Mood Disorders	p. 77
Schizophrenia and Delusional Disorder	p. 105
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder	p. 123
Substance Abuse Disorders	p. 141
Personality Disorders	p. 161
Neurological and Medical Disorders	p. 185
Impulsivity and Aggression	p. 211
Treatment Settings
Outpatient Settings	p. 237
Inpatient Settings	p. 259
Emergency Services	p. 277
Treatment and Management
Psychopharmacology and Electroconvulsive Therapy	p. 301
Psychotherapeutic Interventions	p. 325
Seclusion and Restraint	p. 339
Special Populations
Children and Adolescents	p. 359
The Elderly	p. 381
Special Topics
Forensic Issues	p. 409
Legal Issues of Prediction, Protection, and Expertise	p. 429
Sexual Violence and the Clinician	p. 441
Violence Toward Mental Health Professionals	p. 461
Intimate Partner Violence and the Clinician	p. 483
Workplace Violence and the Clinician	p. 501
Vehicular Crashes and the Role of Mental Health Clinicians	p. 521
School Violence	p. 537
Clinically-Based Risk Management of Potentially Violent Patients	p. 555
Index	p. 567
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