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Expert approaches to communicating violence risk.

K Heilbrun1, M L O'Neill, L K Strohman

  • 1Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, MCP Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 12102-1192, USA. Kirk.Heilbrun@Drexel.Edu

Law and Human Behavior
|February 29, 2000
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Clinicians value risk communication that identifies specific risk factors and suggests interventions. This finding aids in understanding how to best communicate violence risk assessments to decision-makers.

Area of Science:

  • Forensic Psychology
  • Clinical Psychiatry

Background:

  • Empirical study on how clinicians communicate violence risk conclusions is lacking.
  • Effective risk communication is crucial for linking empirical data to practical decision-making.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how psychologists and psychiatrists prefer to communicate violence risk assessment conclusions.
  • To examine the influence of risk model, risk level, and risk factor type on communication preferences.

Main Methods:

  • A survey study involving 71 psychologists and psychiatrists responding to 8 vignettes.
  • Vignettes systematically varied risk model (prediction vs. management), risk level (high vs. low), and risk factors (static vs. dynamic).
  • Participants rated the value of six forms of risk communication for each vignette.

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Main Results:

  • Few significant differences were found between psychologists and psychiatrists.
  • The most valued communication method identified specific risk factors and suggested interventions.
  • A main effect for risk level and an interaction between risk level and risk factors were observed.

Conclusions:

  • Identifying individual risk factors and proposing interventions are key components of effective violence risk communication.
  • Findings have implications for improving risk assessment communication in clinical practice and research.
  • Further research can refine communication strategies based on risk level and factor type.