[startgroup] Re: Use of T.H.R.E.A.T.

Good idea!!! Thanks for posting this!

>>> "Alexander M MILLKEY" <alexander.m.millkey@xxxxxxxxxxx> 04/05/10 12:39 PM 
>>> >>>
Hello Colleagues,

We are debating the proper use of the THREAT at our hospital, and I am hoping 
that we can benefit from the experience of others on the list.

We are attempting to rate a patient who is violent on perhaps a weekly basis. 
The violence is not targeted - the people being assaulted are selected due to 
convenience, not premeditation. Others have been seriously injured by this 
patient. This patient's PRESENT risk for violence is high. 

Would this patient be rated a Yes or No on THREAT? The risk of violence is 
real, enactable, and perhaps acute. However, it is not targeted. Must the risk 
for violence be targeted to be a THREAT on the START, or are the latter three 
sufficient?

Thanks in Advance,

Alex

Alexander M. Millkey, Psy.D. 
Evaluation Psychologist
Forensic Evaluation Service
Oregon State Hospital
Office: (503) 945-9262
Fax: (503) 945-9747


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