Are mental health services getting better at responding to abuse, assault and neglect?

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 287-294

  Read, J ^a   Sampson, M ^b   Critchley, C ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

child abuse; neglect; physical assault; rape; therapeutic response

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEW ZEALAND; OFFENDER; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; STAFF TRAINING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84985992128     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acps.12552     Document Type: Article

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