Listening to mental health workers' experiences: Factors influencing their work with women who disclose sexual assault

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 2-11

  McLindon, Elizabeth ^a   Harms, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Mental health worker; Sexual assault; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RAPE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX FACTORS; TEACHING; VICTORIA;

EID: 78650771445     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2010.00697.x     Document Type: Article

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