Structured assessment of violence risk in schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders: a systematic review of the validity, reliability, and item content of 10 available instruments.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To undertake a systematic review on structured violence risk assessment tools in individuals with schizophrenia.

Methods

A systematic search was conducted from 1990 to 2011 to identify violence risk assessment tools and studies examining their predictive validity. Item content of the identified instruments was analyzed, and areas under the curve (AUC) from the studies were extracted. In addition, an 11-item checklist was developed to assess the utility and psychometric properties of these tools.

Results

Ten risk assessment tools designed to predict community violence in psychiatric patients were identified, but only 2 studies reporting predictive validity estimates in patients with schizophrenia were found (median AUC = 0.69; interquartile range = 0.60-0.77

SUBMITTER: Singh JP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3160213 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature