Treating Violence: A guide to risk management in mental health

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Tony Maden (Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Imperial College, London, UK, and West London Mental Health NHS Trust)

Treating Violence

A guide to risk management in mental health

Tony Maden (Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Imperial College, London, UK, and West London Mental Health NHS Trust)

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Oxford University Press
01 March 2007

Violence in society; Offences against public health, safety, order; Mental health services; Psychiatry; Clinical psychology

Treating Violence deals with the problem of violence by mental health patients. Over the last twenty years violence by the mentally ill has grown from just a peripheral concern to dominate debate about services. Scientific studies have established beyond reasonable doubt that mental disorders lead to violence in a minority of sufferers, whilst a series of homicide inquiries brought the media spotlight to bear on the real and imagined failings of mental health services. Consequently, health services have had violence risk assessment thrust upon them by worried managers and politicians. Clinicians were bewildered by the growing number of risk scales and they felt vulnerable to criticism when things went wrong. This book provides a way out of the confusion. It summarises the evidence, critically reviews risk assessment methods, and presents a strong case for improving management through structured clinical assessment.

In this provocative and controversial account, standardised risk assessment is discussed in a critical, non-technical way, with a reminder that nobody can predict the future. There is advice for the clinician on when and how to use standardised assessment, along with a strong defence of clinical methods.

Topics include: research on violence, mental health, and risk prediction; the ethics of violence risk assessment; homicide inquiries in the UK, with the results of a new study reviewing their findings; a discussion of professional attitudes towards violence risk; a description of risk assessment tools and recommendations for their use; and a strong defence of structured clinical assessment as the best way of managing risk.

This is a book that should be read by anybody working in front line mental health services or criminal justice. It will also be of interest to those who have read the headlines about mental illness and violence and want to know more about the facts and the controversies that lie behind them.

By: Tony Maden (Professor of Forensic Psychiatry Imperial College London UK and West London Mental Health NHS Trust)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 230mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 304g
ISBN: 9780198526902
ISBN 10: 0198526903
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 March 2007
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Why worry about violence risk assessment? 2: Researching violence risk 3: When things go wrong: Homicide Inquiries in the United Kingdom 4: Clinical assessment of violence risk 5: Standardized or actuarial risk assessment 6: Structured clinical assessment of violence risk: the thinking man's approach 7: A new look at homicides by the mentally ill: applying structured risk assessment 8: Conclusions: on good treatment and bad attitudes

Trained in psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital and the Institute of Psychiatry in London before becoming professor of forensic psychiatry at Imperial College in 2000. Clinical director of services for dangerous and severe personality disorder at Broadmoor Hospital. An examiner for Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Teaches widely on risk management and service development. Gave expert evidence to several homicide inquiries including the Mubarak Inquiry and to the Joint Parliamentary Scrutiny Committee on the new Mental Health Bill.

Reviews for Treating Violence: A guide to risk management in mental health

I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to get up to speed with the theory and practice of risk assessment and management in general, not just with respect to violence. Mental Health Today, Professor Maden's book is a great introduction and guide to risk assessment and management in the UK. ...it's written in an engaging way, and worth a read. The Psychologist, Professor Maden presents his arguments in a robust manner that may not be for the faint hearted but leaves little doubt of the importance of having a sound understanding of why good quality of risk assessment is an important matter for all involved in delivery of mental health services and care. BMA Medical Book Competition 2007