The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START): A Prospective Validation Study in a Forensic Psychiatric Sample

Autor/inn/en	Nicholls, Tonia L.; Brink, Johann; Desmarais, Sarah L.; Webster, Christopher D.; Martin, Mary-Lou
Titel	The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START): A Prospective Validation Study in a Forensic Psychiatric Sample
Quelle	In: Assessment, 13 (2006) 3, S.313-327 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1073-1911
DOI	10.1177/1073191106290559
Schlagwörter	Risk; Mental Disorders; Aggression; Incidence; Psychometrics; Mental Health Workers; Self Destructive Behavior; Measures (Individuals); Violence; Psychological Patterns; Foreign Countries; Test Validity; At Risk Persons; Personality Problems; Personality Assessment; Psychological Testing; Test Reliability; Adults; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Institutions; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Risiko; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Vorkommen; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Psychiater; Self destrucive behaviour; Selbstzerstörung; Messdaten; Gewalt; Ausland; Testvalidität; Risikogruppe; Persönlichkeitsanalyse; Psychological test; psychological tests; Psychological examination; Psychologischer Test; Testreliabilität; Jugendstrafvollzug; Kanada
Abstract	A new assessment scheme--the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START)-- presents a workable method for assessing risks to self and others encountered in mentally and personality disordered clients. This study aimed to demonstrate (a) prevalence and severity of risk behaviors measured by the START, (b) psychometric properties of START, (c) similarities and differences in START scores across different mental health professionals, and (d) concurrent validity of START with diverse negative outcomes. Treatment team members completed the 20-item, dynamically focused START for 137 forensic psychiatric inpatients. Prevalence and severity of START risk domains were measured for 51 patients detained in the hospital for 1 year. Results revealed high rates of generally low-level adverse events. With some exceptions, START scores were meaningfully associated with outcomes measured by a modified Overt Aggression Scale. (Contains 8 notes and 7 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10