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 Confidentiality Notice: This message is intended solely for the entity or individual to whom it is addressed. Any unauthorized disclosure, copying , or distribution of this message is strictly prohibited. Nothing in this e-mail, including any attachment, is intended to be a legally binding signature. If you are not the intended addressee, you should contact the sender immediately and delete this message. Thank you.