A survey of mental health professionals' knowledge, attitudes and preparedness to respond to domestic violence

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 536-543

  Nyame, Sarah ^a   Howard, Louise M ^b   Feder, Gene ^c   Trevillion, Kylee ^b  

^a BETHLEM ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Domestic violence; Knowledge; Mental health services

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH; DEMOGRAPHY; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; E-MAIL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIKERT SCALE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHIATRIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 84888875590     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2013.841871     Document Type: Article

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