Use of the Historical, Clinical, Risk Management-20 to assess the risk of violence by discharged psychiatric patients
RMY Ho, HHK Cheung, TTS Lai, VFL Tam, CK Yan, WL Chan, KK Yuen
Castle Peak Hospital, Hong Kong
1. The Historical, Clinical, Risk Management-20 (HCR-20) can be used reliably to assess the violence risk in discharged psychiatric patients.
2. Most violent outcomes can be predicted by the structured final risk judgement of the HCR-20 at 6 months but not at 12 months.
3. To improve violent risk assessment and management in Hong Kong, a structured evidence-based risk assessment instrument such as the HCR-20 is recommended for early detection of high-risk patients.
2. Most violent outcomes can be predicted by the structured final risk judgement of the HCR-20 at 6 months but not at 12 months.
3. To improve violent risk assessment and management in Hong Kong, a structured evidence-based risk assessment instrument such as the HCR-20 is recommended for early detection of high-risk patients.