Maximum Security Psychiatric Patients

• DOI: 10.1177/088626086001002002
• Publication Date: 2007-03-18T08:48:24Z
• Authors: VERNON L. QUINSEY; ANNE MAGUIRE
• Keywords: Seriousness; Maximum security

Ratings of the dangerousness 360 men in a maximum security psychiatric institution were obtained from experienced forensic clinicians. These ratings well predicted (R = .61) historical, offense, and in-hospital data. Seriousness outcome scores based upon an 11-year minimum follow-up time on 85 additional released same institution; this sample was constructed so that entire range outcomes, good to commission very serious crimes against persons, represented. The seriousness variable sets used predict clinicians' .55); however, regression model did not scores. lack relation between clinical judgment maintained when data analyzed separately according whether patients personality disordered or psychotic. most important variables associated with dangerous index economic criminal as opposed civil commitment, young age, number previous correctional institutionalizations.