Cessation of dangerousness status: an analysis of 224 reports from the Instituto de Perícias Heitor Carrilho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Objectives: To evaluate factors related to dangerousness cessation at the end of involuntary commitment based on an analysis of expert reports. In light of the current legal requirement of dangerousness cessation as a pre-requisite for prison or internment release of individuals subjected to the saf...

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Main Authors: Gustavo C. Oliveira, Alexandre M. Valença, Talvane M. de Moraes, Mauro V. Mendlowicz, Miles C. Forrest, Fred F. Batista, Gabriella A. Mendes, Tiago N. Lima, Vinicius R. Gonçalves, Kátia Mecler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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