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100 _aRead, John
_91975
245 _aWhy, when and how to ask about childhood abuse
_cJohn Read, Paul Hammersley and Thom Rudegeair
260 _c2007
_bJB Psych Advances,
300 _aelectronic document; HTML
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500 _aAdvances in Psychiatric Treatment, 2007, 13(2): 101-110
520 _aSubscribers to the medical model of the causation of madness and distress emphasise the role of genes and can severely underestimate the impact of traumatic events on the development of the human mind. This bias persists despite the worldwide popular wisdom that mental illness arises when bad things happen to people. Childhood physical and sexual abuse and neglect are extremely common experiences among those who develop serious mental health problems. Unfortunately, victims are typically reluctant to disclose their histories of abuse and practitioners are often reluctant to seek it. We explore the nature and extent of the problem and the apparent reasons for the pervasive neglect of this important area of care. Then, on the basis of our experience in New Zealand, we provide guidelines on asking patients about childhood abuse and describe an ongoing initiative in the UK to further advance our understanding of the impact of abuse and our skills to detect it and treat survivors. (Authors' abstract). Record #4954
650 5 _aADULT SURVIVORS OF CHILD ABUSE
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650 5 _aADULT SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ABUSE
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650 0 _aADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
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650 2 7 _aDISCLOSURE
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650 2 7 _aMENTAL HEALTH
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650 2 7 _aMENTAL ILLNESS
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650 2 7 _2FVC
_aPHYSICAL ABUSE
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650 2 4 _aTRAUMA
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650 2 7 _aTREATMENT
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651 4 _aNEW ZEALAND
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_aCHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
650 2 4 _aSEXUAL VIOLENCE
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700 _aHammersley, Paul
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700 _aRudegeair, Thom
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773 0 _tPsychiatric Services 49 1998 : 355-359
830 _aAdvances in Psychiatric Treatment
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856 4 _uhttp://apt.rcpsych.org/content/13/2/101
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