The response of mental health services to domestic violence
K Trevillion, D Rose, G Feder, C Morgan, A Woodall, L Howard · Psychiatrische Praxis · 2011 · Heft 04
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Background/Objectives: Numerous international policy guidance recommends that mental health professionals routinely enquire about patient experiences of violence and abuse. However, it is not yet known if such an enquiry is acceptable to service users and professionals or how professionals respond to disclosures of abuse. Therefore, the Linking Abuse and Recovery through Advocacy (LARA) study aims to explore acceptability of routine enquiry and experiences of responding to domestic violence from the perspectives of mental health service users and professionals. Methods: A qualitative study design was used to rec…