Treatment Evaluation in Forensic Psychiatry. Which One Should Be Used
The Clinical Judgment or the Instrument-based Assessment of Change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21513664 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erwin Schuringa (0000-0002-5010-9237, FPC Dr. S. van Mesdag, Groningen, The Netherlands, corresponding author), Marinus Spreen (0000-0002-1673-1380, NHLStenden University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands), Stefan Bogaert (0000-0003-3776-3792, Tilburg University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 16 |
| Pages | 1821-1836 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-624X • E-ISSN: 1552-6933 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0306624x211023921 |
| PMID | 34114499 |
| OpenAlex | W3166758414 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 47 |
In forensic psychiatry, it is common practice to use an unstructured clinical judgment for treatment evaluation. From risk assessment studies, it is known that the unstructured clinical judgment is unreliable and the use of instruments is recommended. This paper aims to explore the clinical judgment of change compared to the calculated change using the Instrument for Forensic Treatment Evaluation (IFTE) in relation to changes in inpatient violence This study shows that the clinical judgment is much more positive about patient’s behavioral changes than the calculated change. And that the calculated change is more in accordance with the change in the occurrence of inpatient violence, suggesting that the calculated change reflects reality closer than the unstructured clinical judgment. Therefore, it is advisable to use the IFTE as a base to make a structured professional judgment of the treatment evaluation of a forensic psychiatric patient
Forensic psychiatry · Forensic science · Psychiatry · Medicine · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Exploring the Black Box of Community Supervision
The Recent Past and Near Future of Risk and/or Need Assessment
Classification for Effective Rehabilitation
Clinical Versus Actuarial Judgment
Clinical versus mechanical prediction
Clinical significance
Clinical judgements
The Meta-Analysis of Clinical Judgment Project
The Meta-Analysis of Clinical Judgment Project
Violence risk assessment
Rehabilitating criminal justice policy and practice
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |