Browsing by Author "Burrett, Vanessa Mary"
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The effectiveness of assessment instruments in measuring change in persons with an intellectual disability who have sexually offended
(The University of Waikato, 2010)The present research was designed to examine a set of assessment measures for their effectiveness in evaluating risk and treatment needs in a small sample of intellectually disabled sex offenders (IDSOs). IDSO assessment ... -
Psychosocial support needs of women with breast cancer in the Waikato region of New Zealand
(WILEY, 2020)Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women and the third most common cancer in New Zealand (NZ), with more than 3000 registrations and 600 deaths annually.¹ While survival from BC in NZ is better ... -
Risk axis: Implementation of structured clinical guidelines for the assessment and management of risk in psychiatry
(Blackwell, 2010)Introduction: Mental health clinicians routinely assess risk in three domains: suicide, violence and self neglect. While the published work on the assessment of these risks has increased, concerns are often expressed that ...
