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650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION _2FVC
999			_c2165 _d2165
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005			20250625151155.0
008			110331s2002 eng
022			_a0112-109X
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aLothian, Jan _91573
245			_aAsking about abuse during mental health assessment : _bclients' views and experiences _cLothian, Jan; Read, John
260			_c2002
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aNew Zealand Journal of Psychology, 2002, 31(2): 98-103
520			_aThe data reported in this study was gathered from the author's master's thesis entitled "From paternalism to participation: Consumers' views and experiences of the initial assessment process in mental health" (1998). The paucity of literature on consumers' views and experiences concerning how mental health professionals deal with abuse issues was a motivating factor which drove the present study. The study reported on the perceptions of 74 members of mental health consumer groups in New Zealand about their first assessment. Questionnaires were completed that asked about sexual, physical or emotional abuse at some point in the participants' lives. Seventeen of the 74 questionnaire respondents also volunteered to be interviewed. Two-thirds of the participants reported sexual, physical or emotional abuse at some point in their lives, but only 20% had been asked about abuse on assessment. However, the more recent the assessment, the more likely the question of being abused was raised by the professional. The majority (69%) of those who reported abuse believed that there was a relationship between having been abused and their mental health problems. Interestingly, few (17%) thought the clinician saw such a connection. Participants reporting abuse were more likely to believe that their diagnosis was not an accurate description of their difficulties. They also reported dissatisfaction with treatment compared to those participants who did not report abuse. The discussion makes recommendations for staff training and routine abuse inquiry.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aEMOTIONAL ABUSE _9222
650	2	7	_2FVC _aMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES _9379
650	2	7	_2FVC _aMENTAL HEALTH _9377
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPHYSICAL ABUSE _9439
650	2	4	_aPSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE _9472
650	2	7	_aSCREENING _93081
650	2	4	_aSUPPORT SERVICES _9591
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTHESES _9606
650	2	7	_2FVC _aTREATMENT _9613
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
700	1		_aRead, John _91975
773	0		_tNew Zealand Journal of Psychology, 2002, 31(2): 98-103
830			_aNew Zealand Journal of Psychology _95077
856			_uhttp://www.psychology.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/NZJP-Vol312-2002-8-Lothian.pdf
942			_cARTICLE _2ddc