Doubt or punish: on algorithmic pre-emption in acute psychiatry
Chiara Carboni,
Rik Wehrens,
Romke van der Veen
et al.
Abstract:Machine learning algorithms have begun to enter clinical settings traditionally resistant to digitalisation, such as psychiatry. This raises questions around how algorithms will be incorporated in professionals’ practices, and with what implications for care provision. This paper addresses such questions by examining the pilot of an algorithm for the prediction of inpatient violence in two acute psychiatric clinics in the Netherlands. Violence is a prominent risk in acute psychiatry, and professional sensemaki… Show more
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