Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Dangerousness to Others
DEFINITION
- When a patient threatens to harm others or actually attempts to physically harm others, the goal of the psychiatric team is to determine the patient’s level of dangerousness and take appropriate action to reduce the violence risk.
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Last updated: August 29, 2025
Citation
Marazzi, Lauren, et al. "Dangerousness to Others." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787022/all/Dangerousness_to_Others.
Marazzi L, Lal R, Janofsky JS. Dangerousness to Others. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787022/all/Dangerousness_to_Others. Accessed October 23, 2025.
Marazzi, L., Lal, R., & Janofsky, J. S. (2025). Dangerousness to Others. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787022/all/Dangerousness_to_Others
Marazzi L, Lal R, Janofsky JS. Dangerousness to Others [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 October 23]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787022/all/Dangerousness_to_Others.
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