Mental health service responses to human trafficking: A qualitative study of professionals' experiences of providing care

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Domoney, Jill ^a   Howard, Louise M ^a   Abas, Melanie ^a   Broadbent, Matthew ^b   Oram, Sian ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health services research; Human trafficking; Mental disorder; Mental health; Mental health services; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN TRAFFICKING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHOOL CHILD; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRIME VICTIM; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL HEALTH; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES; HUMAN TRAFFICKING; HUMANS; LONDON; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947276456     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-015-0679-3     Document Type: Article

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