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Assessing the Risk of Inpatient Violence in Autism Spectrum Disorder.
J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
December 2019
Dr. Girardi is a Research Manager, and Ms. Hancock-Johnson is a Research Assistant, Research Centre, St Andrew's Healthcare, Northampton, United Kingdom. Dr. Thomas is Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, and Dr. Wallang is Clinical Director and Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, St Andrew's Healthcare, Northampton, United Kingdom.
The Historical Clinical and Risk Management scale (HCR-20) is a structured clinical judgment tool used to assess risk of violence in secure settings. But the scale does not account for difficulties typical of patients with autism spectrum disorder, which are thought to contribute to their engagement in violent behaviors. The present study is a preliminary investigation of the association between risk assessment and physical and verbal violence in patients with autism spectrum disorder in a secure psychiatric hospital.
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