• Predictive validity and gender differences in a biopsychosocial model of violence risk assessment in acute psychiatry 

      Eriksen, Bjørn Magne Sundsbø; Færden, Ann; Lockertsen, Øyvind; Bjørkly, Stål; Roaldset, John Olav (Psychiatry Research;Volume 264, June 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-09)
      Current violence risk assessment methods seem to have reached an upper limit of accuracy. More comprehensive biopsychosocial models may improve on existing methods. Research on gender differences concerning risk factors ...
    • Risk assessment of imminent violence in acute psychiatry : a step towards an extended model 

      Lockertsen, Øyvind; Varvin, Sverre; Færden, Ann; Eriksen, Bjørn Magne Sundsbø; Roaldset, John Olav; Procter, Nicholas G.; Vatnar, Solveig Karin Bø (Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology;Volume 31, 2020 - Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-29)
      Aggression occurs frequently in mental health care settings, and studies have reported that 17% to 31% of patients admitted to acute psychiatric wards commit violence. Inpatients’ fluctuating mental states and behaviour ...
    • Substance abusers in an acute psychiatric facility: a diagnostic and logistic challenge 

      Berg, John Erik; Restan, Asbjørn (ISRN psychiatry;2013, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Acute resident psychiatric facilities in Norway usually get their patients after referral from a medical doctor. Acute psychiatric wards are the only places accepting persons in need of emergency hospitalisation when ...