%0 Journal Article
%T Incremental validity of patients' self-reported anger beyond structured professional judgment tools in the prediction of inpatient aggression
%J International journal of forensic mental health
%D 2019
%A Jalil, Rahul
%A Huber, Jörg
%A Sixsmith, Judith
%A Dickens, Geoffrey
%V 18
%N 4
%P 365-375
%X Mental health inpatients' self-reported violence risk predicts actual aggressive outcomes. Anger, for which there are well-evidenced interventions, commonly precedes inpatient aggression. We aimed to determine whether patients' self-reported anger added incremental validity to violence prediction beyond routinely completed violence risk assessments. A correlational, pseudo-prospective study design was employed. N = 76 inpatients in secure hospitals completed self-report validated anger measures; routinely collected clinicians' ratings on structured professional judgment tools, and aggressive incident data for a 3-month follow-up period were extracted from clinical records. Thirty four (45%) participants were violent; self-reported anger and clinician-risk ratings were significantly positively correlated. Self-reported anger predicted aggressive outcomes but not incrementally beyond relevant risk assessment subscale and item scores. It may not be beneficial for all patients to self-report anger as part of continuous violence risk assessments, but those who score highly on anger-relevant items of risk assessment tools could be considered for further assessment to support risk-management interventions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1499-9013
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2019.1588432