Cognitive bias in forensic mental health assessment: Evaluator beliefs about its nature and scope.

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Zapf ◽  
Jeff Kukucka ◽  
Saul M. Kassin ◽  
Itiel E. Dror
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cognitive Bias ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Assessment ◽  
Forensic Mental Health Assessment

Evaluation

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gianni Pirelli
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Mental Health Practitioners ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Assessment ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Inpatient Settings ◽  
Forensic Mental Health Assessment

In this chapter, the authors address evaluations across settings and contexts, such as mental health screenings conducted in community, outpatient, and inpatient settings, with particular attention to the considerations necessary for evaluators, including the need to develop and maintain firearm-specific and cultural competence. They present considerations associated with seven firearm-related subcultures that medical and mental health practitioners are likely to encounter with some regularity. They also speak to the importance of researchers, academics, and students developing such competence. They outline the concept of forensic mental health assessment and demonstrate how certain firearm-specific evaluations are a type of this. They provide considerations related to evaluating civilians applying for firearm permits and those seeking reinstatement of gun rights in forfeiture matters. They review the various models of risk assessment and a firearm-specific framework for conducting these evaluations: the Pirelli Firearm-10. Considerations for law enforcement and related professions are also presented.

Forensic mental health assessment in France: Recommendations for quality improvement

2014 ◽  
Vol 37 (6) ◽  
pp. 628-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Combalbert ◽  
Anne Andronikof ◽  
Marine Armand ◽  
Cécile Robin ◽  
Hélène Bazex
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Health Assessment ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Assessment ◽  
Forensic Mental Health Assessment
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