TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Violence risk instruments may be culturally unsafe for use with Indigenous patients
JO  - Australasian psychiatry
A1  - Shepherd, Stephane M.
SP  - 565
EP  - 567
VL  - 24
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Violence risk assessment assumes a critical medico-legal role addressing offender/patient needs and informing forensic mental health decision making. Yet questions remain over the cross-cultural applicability of such measures. In their current form, violence risk instruments may not reflect the unique life and cultural experiences of Indigenous Australians rendering them culturally unsafe. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: To realize equitable forensic assessment, it is necessary to ascertain whether there are cultural differences across risk factors for violence and that risk instruments are validated as culturally appropriate. Greater cross-cultural rigour in forensic mental health risk assessment, research and practice is proposed.<br><br>© The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists 2016.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1039-8562
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856216665287
ID  - ref1
ER  -