[Dangerousness prognosis in the clinical context of fulfillment of psychiatric criminal commitment]

The compilation and the reliability-based evaluation of the questionnaire including potentially prognosis-relevant clinical criteria for the release of male patients from rehabilitation and security measure (section 63 German Criminal Code) are presented. The restriction to clinical (rather than social statistical) criteria results in a concentration of the criminal aspects of treatment and/or therapy. The open and, more importantly, the "unconscious" focuses of forensic clinical action become transparent. However, the prognostic constructs of clinicians prove to be somewhat lacking in criteria and rather inconsistent. Until it is validated as a prognostic instrument and integrated in a multidimensional inventory of prognoses, this questionnaire can contribute towards conceptual transparency and help create a better link between treatment and release criteria.