Reviews
"This all-star team of scholars has taken violence research to a new level. At once grand yet humble, this book is elegantly written about research that is brilliantly conceived. Research just doesn't get any better than this. This book will be a godsend to clinicians who want practical tools to help their clients live safer lives." -- Joel A. Dvoskin, PhD, ABPP (Forensic), University of Arizona Colleges of Law and Medicine"This highly readable book discusses the largest and most comprehensive study ever done or likely to be done on violence prediction among people with mental illness. This state-of-the-art study by an outstanding team of experts challenges the common belief that serious mental disorder predisposes people to behave violently. This work offers oan actuarial tool that will fundamentally alter clinical practice with regard to risk assessment. No one will be able to claim expertise in this area without reading this book." -- Marnie E. Rice, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University"If it were possible to envision the ideal study of violence by persons with mental disorder -- carefully conceptualized, generously supported, large and multi-site, and meticulously measured and analyzed -- this is such a study. It represents a staggering accomplishment. Unprecedented in their scope, these findings challenge some aspects of the conventional wisdom in this area and support other, yielding both invaluable empirical information and practical assistance in risk assessment. The authors have provided essential knowledge for researchers, clinicians, administrators, attorneys, judges, and those who make and implement policy in this area." -- Kirk Heilbrun, PhD, MCP Hahnemann University"Rethinking Risk Assessment is an instant classic in forensic mental health, destined to become required reading for practitioners, as well as for smart administrators, lawyers, and policy-makers. It will have an immediate and profound impact on the way that mental health professionals assess violence risk. Although the research focuses on violence committed by mentally ill people released from civil psychiatric hospitals, the findings are relevant to professionals working in diverse settings. Practitioners who read the book may discover that some of the findings are consistent with their clinical experience, whereas other challenge conventional wisdom; regardless, as its title suggests, this book will force practitioners to reconsider the procedures they use to assess violence risk." -- Stephen Hart, PhD, Simon Fraser University"This book describes the best-designed study that has ever been done on violence risk assessment. Dr. Monahan and his co-authors have done an amazing job and accomplished their goal of overcoming many of the methodological obstacles of prior research. They present an approach to violence risk assessment that incorporates multiple models of risk assessment and has the potential to improve the accuracy of assessing the violence risk of patients whom we evaluate in our daily clinical practices." -- Ren'ee Binder, MD, University of California, San Francisco, "Ten years in the making, Rethinking Risk Assesment turns previous risk assessment methods on their heads. Their analysis is thoughtful, cogent, and likely to be a road map for years to come. By any measure, this book will be a classic."--Psychiatric Services, "This all-star team of scholars has taken violence research to a new level. At once grand yet humble, this book is elegantly written about research that is brilliantly conceived. Research just doesn't get any better than this. This book will be a godsend to clinicians who want practical tools to help their clients live safer lives." -- Joel A. Dvoskin, PhD, ABPP (Forensic), University of Arizona Colleges of Law and Medicine "This highly readable book discusses the largest and most comprehensive study ever done or likely to be done on violence prediction among people with mental illness. This state-of-the-art study by an outstanding team of experts challenges the common belief that serious mental disorder predisposes people to behave violently. This work offers oan actuarial tool that will fundamentally alter clinical practice with regard to risk assessment. No one will be able to claim expertise in this area without reading this book." -- Marnie E. Rice, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University "If it were possible to envision the ideal study of violence by persons with mental disorder -- carefully conceptualized, generously supported, large and multi-site, and meticulously measured and analyzed -- this is such a study. It represents a staggering accomplishment. Unprecedented in their scope, these findings challenge some aspects of the conventional wisdom in this area and support other, yielding both invaluable empirical information and practical assistance in risk assessment. The authors have provided essential knowledge for researchers, clinicians, administrators, attorneys, judges, and those who make and implement policy in this area." -- Kirk Heilbrun, PhD, MCP Hahnemann University " Rethinking Risk Assessment is an instant classic in forensic mental health, destined to become required reading for practitioners, as well as for smart administrators, lawyers, and policy-makers. It will have an immediate and profound impact on the way that mental health professionals assess violence risk. Although the research focuses on violence committed by mentally ill people released from civil psychiatric hospitals, the findings are relevant to professionals working in diverse settings. Practitioners who read the book may discover that some of the findings are consistent with their clinical experience, whereas other challenge conventional wisdom; regardless, as its title suggests, this book will force practitioners to reconsider the procedures they use to assess violence risk." -- Stephen Hart, PhD, Simon Fraser University "This book describes the best-designed study that has ever been done on violence risk assessment. Dr. Monahan and his co-authors have done an amazing job and accomplished their goal of overcoming many of the methodological obstacles of prior research. They present an approach to violence risk assessment that incorporates multiple models of risk assessment and has the potential to improve the accuracy of assessing the violence risk of patients whom we evaluate in our daily clinical practices." -- Renée Binder, MD, University of California, San Francisco, "This highly readable book discusses the largest and most comprehensivestudy ever done or likely to be done on violence prediction among people withmental illness. This state-of-the-art study by an outstanding team of expertschallenges the common belief that serious mental disorder predisposes people tobehave violently. This work offers oan actuarial tool that will fundamentallyalter clinical practice with regard to risk assessment. No one will be able toclaim expertise in this area without reading this book." -- Marnie E. Rice, PhD,Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, "...thoughtful, cogent, and likely to be a road map for years to come...Byany measure, this book is a classic."--Psychiatric Services, "This book describes the best-designed study that has ever been done onviolence risk assessment. Dr. Monahan and his co-authors have done an amazingjob and accomplished their goal of overcoming many of the methodologicalobstacles of prior research. They present an approach to violence riskassessment that incorporates multiple models of risk assessment and has thepotential to improve the accuracy of assessing the violence risk of patientswhom we evaluate in our daily clinical practices." -- Renee Binder, MD,University of California, San Francisco, "This all-star team of scholars has taken violence research to a new level. At once grand yet humble, this book is elegantly written about research that is brilliantly conceived. Research just doesn't get any better than this. This book will be a godsend to clinicians who want practical tools to help their clients live safer lives." --Joel A. Dvoskin, PhD, ABPP (Forensic), University of Arizona Colleges of Law and Medicine "This highly readable book discusses the largest and most comprehensive study ever done or likely to be done on violence prediction among people with mental illness. This state-of-the-art study by an outstanding team of experts challenges the common belief that serious mental disorder predisposes people to behave violently. This work offers oan actuarial tool that will fundamentally alter clinical practice with regard to risk assessment. No one will be able to claim expertise in this area without reading this book." -- Marnie E. Rice, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University "If it were possible to envision the ideal study of violence by persons with mental disorder -- carefully conceptualized, generously supported, large and multi-site, and meticulously measured and analyzed -- this is such a study. It represents a staggering accomplishment. Unprecedented in their scope, these findings challenge some aspects of the conventional wisdom in this area and support other, yielding both invaluable empirical information and practical assistance in risk assessment. The authors have provided essential knowledge for researchers, clinicians, administrators, attorneys, judges, and those who make and implement policy in this area." --Kirk Heilbrun, PhD, MCP Hahnemann University "Rethinking Risk Assessmentis an instant classic in forensic mental health, destined to become required reading for practitioners, as well as for smart administrators, lawyers, and policy-makers. It will have an immediate and profound impact on the way that mental health professionals assess violence risk. Although the research focuses on violence committed by mentally ill people released from civil psychiatric hospitals, the findings are relevant to professionals working in diverse settings. Practitioners who read the book may discover that some of the findings are consistent with their clinical experience, whereas other challenge conventional wisdom; regardless, as its title suggests, this book will force practitioners to reconsider the procedures they use to assess violence risk." --Stephen Hart, PhD, Simon Fraser University "This book describes the best-designed study that has ever been done on violence risk assessment. Dr. Monahan and his co-authors have done an amazing job and accomplished their goal of overcoming many of the methodological obstacles of prior research. They present an approach to violence risk assessment that incorporates multiple models of risk assessment and has the potential to improve the accuracy of assessing the violence risk of patients whom we evaluate in our daily clinical practices." --Ren e Binder, MD, University of California, San Francisco, "The MacArthur study is set to become the gold standard for research in this area...we can only hope that the impressive research reported in this book has the impact it deserves."--The Modern Law Review, "This all-star team of scholars has taken violence research to a new level. At once grand yet humble, this book is elegantly written about research that is brilliantly conceived. Research just doesn't get any better than this. This book will be a godsend to clinicians who want practical toolsto help their clients live safer lives." -- Joel A. Dvoskin, PhD, ABPP (Forensic), University of Arizona Colleges of Law and Medicine, "If it were possible to envision the ideal study of violence by personswith mental disorder -- carefully conceptualized, generously supported, largeand multi-site, and meticulously measured and analyzed -- this is such a study.It represents a staggering accomplishment. Unprecedented in their scope, thesefindings challenge some aspects of the conventional wisdom in this area andsupport other, yielding both invaluable empirical information and practicalassistance in risk assessment. The authors have provided essential knowledge forresearchers, clinicians, administrators, attorneys, judges, and those who makeand implement policy in this area." -- Kirk Heilbrun, PhD, MCP HahnemannUniversity, "Ten years in the making, Rethinking Risk Assesment turns previous riskassessment methods on their heads. Their analysis is thoughtful, cogent, andlikely to be a road map for years to come. By any measure, this book will be aclassic."--Psychiatric Services, "This all-star team of scholars has taken violence research to a new level. At once grand yet humble, this book is elegantly written about research that is brilliantly conceived. Research just doesn't get any better than this. This book will be a godsend to clinicians who want practical tools to help their clients live safer lives." -- Joel A. Dvoskin, PhD, ABPP (Forensic), University of Arizona Colleges of Law and Medicine "This highly readable book discusses the largest and most comprehensive study ever done or likely to be done on violence prediction among people with mental illness. This state-of-the-art study by an outstanding team of experts challenges the common belief that serious mental disorder predisposes people to behave violently. This work offers oan actuarial tool that will fundamentally alter clinical practice with regard to risk assessment. No one will be able to claim expertise in this area without reading this book." -- Marnie E. Rice, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University "If it were possible to envision the ideal study of violence by persons with mental disorder -- carefully conceptualized, generously supported, large and multi-site, and meticulously measured and analyzed -- this is such a study. It represents a staggering accomplishment. Unprecedented in their scope, these findings challenge some aspects of the conventional wisdom in this area and support other, yielding both invaluable empirical information and practical assistance in risk assessment. The authors have provided essential knowledge for researchers, clinicians, administrators, attorneys, judges, and those who make and implement policy in this area." -- Kirk Heilbrun, PhD, MCP Hahnemann University "Rethinking Risk Assessment is an instant classic in forensic mental health, destined to become required reading for practitioners, as well as for smart administrators, lawyers, and policy-makers. It will have an immediate and profound impact on the way that mental health professionals assess violence risk. Although the research focuses on violence committed by mentally ill people released from civil psychiatric hospitals, the findings are relevant to professionals working in diverse settings. Practitioners who read the book may discover that some of the findings are consistent with their clinical experience, whereas other challenge conventional wisdom; regardless, as its title suggests, this book will force practitioners to reconsider the procedures they use to assess violence risk." -- Stephen Hart, PhD, Simon Fraser University "This book describes the best-designed study that has ever been done on violence risk assessment. Dr. Monahan and his co-authors have done an amazing job and accomplished their goal of overcoming many of the methodological obstacles of prior research. They present an approach to violence risk assessment that incorporates multiple models of risk assessment and has the potential to improve the accuracy of assessing the violence risk of patients whom we evaluate in our daily clinical practices." -- Renée Binder, MD, University of California, San Francisco, "Rethinking Risk Assessment is an instant classic in forensic mental health, destined to become required reading for practitioners, as well as for smart administrators, lawyers, and policy-makers. It will have an immediate and profound impact on the way that mental health professionals assessviolence risk. Although the research focuses on violence committed by mentally ill people released from civil psychiatric hospitals, the findings are relevant to professionals working in diverse settings. Practitioners who read the book may discover that some of the findings are consistent withtheir clinical experience, whereas other challenge conventional wisdom; regardless, as its title suggests, this book will force practitioners to reconsider the procedures they use to assess violence risk." -- Stephen Hart, PhD, Simon Fraser University, "This all-star team of scholars has taken violence research to a newlevel. At once grand yet humble, this book is elegantly written about researchthat is brilliantly conceived. Research just doesn't get any better than this.This book will be a godsend to clinicians who want practical tools to help therclients live safer lives." -- Joel A. Dvoskin, PhD, ABPP (Forensic), Universityof Arizona Colleges of Law and Medicine, "...thoughtful, cogent, and likely to be a road map for years to come...By any measure, this book is a classic."--Psychiatric Services, "This highly readable book discusses the largest and most comprehensive study ever done or likely to be done on violence prediction among people with mental illness. This state-of-the-art study by an outstanding team of experts challenges the common belief that serious mental disorderpredisposes people to behave violently. This work offers oan actuarial tool that will fundamentally alter clinical practice with regard to risk assessment. No one will be able to claim expertise in this area without reading this book." -- Marnie E. Rice, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and BehavioralNeurosciences, McMaster University, "Rethinking Risk Assessment is an instant classic in forensic mentalhealth, destined to become required reading for practitioners, as well as forsmart administrators, lawyers, and policy-makers. It will have an immediate andprofound impact on the way that mental health professionals assess violencerisk. Although the research focuses on violence committed by mentally ill peoplereleased from civil psychiatric hospitals, the findings are relevant toprofessionals working in diverse settings. Practitioners who read the book maydiscover that some of the findings are consistent with their clinicalexperience, whereas other challenge conventional wisdom; regardless, as itstitle suggests, this book will force practitioners to reconsider the proceduresthey use to assess violence risk." -- Stephen Hart, PhD, Simon FraserUniversity, "This all-star team of scholars has taken violence research to a new level. At once grand yet humble, this book is elegantly written about research that is brilliantly conceived. Research just doesn't get any better than this. This book will be a godsend to clinicians who want practical tools to help their clients live safer lives." -- Joel A. Dvoskin, PhD, ABPP (Forensic), University of Arizona Colleges of Law and Medicine"This highly readable book discusses the largest and most comprehensive study ever done or likely to be done on violence prediction among people with mental illness. This state-of-the-art study by an outstanding team of experts challenges the common belief that serious mental disorder predisposes people to behave violently. This work offers oan actuarial tool that will fundamentally alter clinical practice with regard to risk assessment. No one will be able to claim expertise in this area without reading this book." -- Marnie E. Rice, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University"If it were possible to envision the ideal study of violence by persons with mental disorder -- carefully conceptualized, generously supported, large and multi-site, and meticulously measured and analyzed -- this is such a study. It represents a staggering accomplishment. Unprecedented in their scope, these findings challenge some aspects of the conventional wisdom in this area and support other, yielding both invaluable empirical information and practical assistance in risk assessment. The authors have provided essential knowledge for researchers, clinicians, administrators, attorneys, judges, and those who make and implement policy in this area." -- Kirk Heilbrun, PhD, MCP Hahnemann University"Rethinking Risk Assessment is an instant classic in forensic mental health, destined to become required reading for practitioners, as well as for smart administrators, lawyers, and policy-makers. It will have an immediate and profound impact on the way that mental health professionals assess violence risk. Although the research focuses on violence committed by mentally ill people released from civil psychiatric hospitals, the findings are relevant to professionals working in diverse settings. Practitioners who read the book may discover that some of the findings are consistent with their clinical experience, whereas other challenge conventional wisdom; regardless, as its title suggests, this book will force practitioners to reconsider the procedures they use to assess violence risk." -- Stephen Hart, PhD, Simon Fraser University"This book describes the best-designed study that has ever been done on violence risk assessment. Dr. Monahan and his co-authors have done an amazing job and accomplished their goal of overcoming many of the methodological obstacles of prior research. They present an approach to violence risk assessment that incorporates multiple models of risk assessment and has the potential to improve the accuracy of assessing the violence risk of patients whom we evaluate in our daily clinical practices." -- Renée Binder, MD, University of California, San Francisco, "This all-star team of scholars has taken violence research to a new level. At once grand yet humble, this book is elegantly written about research that is brilliantly conceived. Research just doesn't get any better than this. This book will be a godsend to clinicians who want practical tools to help their clients live safer lives." -- Joel A. Dvoskin, PhD, ABPP (Forensic), University of Arizona Colleges of Law and Medicine"This highly readable book discusses the largest and most comprehensive study ever done or likely to be done on violence prediction among people with mental illness. This state-of-the-art study by an outstanding team of experts challenges the common belief that serious mental disorder predisposes people to behave violently. This work offers oan actuarial tool that will fundamentally alter clinical practice with regard to risk assessment. No one will be able to claim expertise in this area without reading this book." -- Marnie E. Rice, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University"If it were possible to envision the ideal study of violence by persons with mental disorder -- carefully conceptualized, generously supported, large and multi-site, and meticulously measured and analyzed -- this is such a study. It represents a staggering accomplishment. Unprecedented in their scope, these findings challenge some aspects of the conventional wisdom in this area and support other, yielding both invaluable empirical information and practical assistance in risk assessment. The authors have provided essential knowledge for researchers, clinicians, administrators, attorneys, judges, and those who make and implement policy in this area." -- Kirk Heilbrun, PhD, MCP Hahnemann University"Rethinking Risk Assessment is an instant classic in forensic mental health, destined to become required reading for practitioners, as well as for smart administrators, lawyers, and policy-makers. It will have an immediate and profound impact on the way that mental health professionals assess violence risk. Although the research focuses on violence committed by mentally ill people released from civil psychiatric hospitals, the findings are relevant to professionals working in diverse settings. Practitioners who read the book may discover that some of the findings are consistent with their clinical experience, whereas other challenge conventional wisdom; regardless, as its title suggests, this book will force practitioners to reconsider the procedures they use to assess violence risk." -- Stephen Hart, PhD, Simon Fraser University"This book describes the best-designed study that has ever been done on violence risk assessment. Dr. Monahan and his co-authors have done an amazing job and accomplished their goal of overcoming many of the methodological obstacles of prior research. They present an approach to violence risk assessment that incorporates multiple models of risk assessment and has the potential to improve the accuracy of assessing the violence risk of patients whom we evaluate in our daily clinical practices." -- Ren´ee Binder, MD, University of California, San Francisco, "If it were possible to envision the ideal study of violence by persons with mental disorder -- carefully conceptualized, generously supported, large and multi-site, and meticulously measured and analyzed -- this is such a study. It represents a staggering accomplishment. Unprecedented intheir scope, these findings challenge some aspects of the conventional wisdom in this area and support other, yielding both invaluable empirical information and practical assistance in risk assessment. The authors have provided essential knowledge for researchers, clinicians, administrators,attorneys, judges, and those who make and implement policy in this area." -- Kirk Heilbrun, PhD, MCP Hahnemann University, "This all-star team of scholars has taken violence research to a new level. At once grand yet humble, this book is elegantly written about research that is brilliantly conceived. Research just doesn't get any better than this. This book will be a godsend to clinicians who want practical tools to help their clients live safer lives." -- Joel A. Dvoskin, PhD, ABPP (Forensic), University of Arizona Colleges of Law and Medicine "This highly readable book discusses the largest and most comprehensive study ever done or likely to be done on violence prediction among people with mental illness. This state-of-the-art study by an outstanding team of experts challenges the common belief that serious mental disorder predisposes people to behave violently. This work offers oan actuarial tool that will fundamentally alter clinical practice with regard to risk assessment. No one will be able to claim expertise in this area without reading this book." -- Marnie E. Rice, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University "If it were possible to envision the ideal study of violence by persons with mental disorder -- carefully conceptualized, generously supported, large and multi-site, and meticulously measured and analyzed -- this is such a study. It represents a staggering accomplishment. Unprecedented in their scope, these findings challenge some aspects of the conventional wisdom in this area and support other, yielding both invaluable empirical information and practical assistance in risk assessment. The authors have provided essential knowledge for researchers, clinicians, administrators, attorneys, judges, and those who make and implement policy in this area." -- Kirk Heilbrun, PhD, MCP Hahnemann University "Rethinking Risk Assessment is an instant classic in forensic mental health, destined to become required reading for practitioners, as well as for smart administrators, lawyers, and policy-makers. It will have an immediate and profound impact on the way that mental health professionals assess violence risk. Although the research focuses on violence committed by mentally ill people released from civil psychiatric hospitals, the findings are relevant to professionals working in diverse settings. Practitioners who read the book may discover that some of the findings are consistent with their clinical experience, whereas other challenge conventional wisdom; regardless, as its title suggests, this book will force practitioners to reconsider the procedures they use to assess violence risk." -- Stephen Hart, PhD, Simon Fraser University "This book describes the best-designed study that has ever been done on violence risk assessment. Dr. Monahan and his co-authors have done an amazing job and accomplished their goal of overcoming many of the methodological obstacles of prior research. They present an approach to violence risk assessment that incorporates multiple models of risk assessment and has the potential to improve the accuracy of assessing the violence risk of patients whom we evaluate in our daily clinical practices." -- Rene Binder, MD, University of California, San Francisco, "The MacArthur study is set to become the gold standard for research inthis area...we can only hope that the impressive research reported in this bookhas the impact it deserves."--The Modern Law Review, "This book describes the best-designed study that has ever been done on violence risk assessment. Dr. Monahan and his co-authors have done an amazing job and accomplished their goal of overcoming many of the methodological obstacles of prior research. They present an approach to violence riskassessment that incorporates multiple models of risk assessment and has the potential to improve the accuracy of assessing the violence risk of patients whom we evaluate in our daily clinical practices." -- Renee Binder, MD, University of California, San Francisco
