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Article Summary: Operationalzing the Assessment and Management of Violence (Doyle & Logan, 2012)

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Susan Vaught

    In their article, Doyle and Logan (2012) suggest a system, Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START), for assessing violence risk that addresses shortcomings of current methods. Studies have estimated between one in 10 and one in three … Continue reading →

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Article Review and Summary: Fowler, J.C. (2012). Suicide risk assessment in clinical practice: Pragmatic guidelines for imperfect assessments.

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Susan Vaught

The assessment, management and treatment of suicidal patients is one of the most stressful tasks for clinicians. It is also one of the most difficult things for a clinician to predict. The Suicide Assessment Five-step Evaluation and Triage (SAFE-T) is … Continue reading →

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