dc.contributor.author |
Read, John |
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dc.contributor.author |
Hammersley, P |
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dc.contributor.author |
Rudegeair, T |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-03-25T21:36:00Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2007 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment 13(2):101-110 2007 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
1355-5146 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/15234 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Subscribers to the medical model of the causation of madness and distress emphasise the role of genes and can severely underestimate the impact of traumatic events on the development of the human mind. This bias persists despite the worldwide popular wisdom that mental illness arises when bad things happen to people. Childhood physical abuse, sexual abuse and neglect are extremely common experiences among those who develop serious mental illness. Unfortunately, victims are typically reluctant to disclose their histories of abuse and practitioners are often reluctant to seek it. We explore the nature and extent of the problem and the apparent reasons for the pervasive neglect of this important area of care. Then, on the basis of our experience in New Zealand we provide guidelines on asking patients about childhood abuse and describe an ongoing initiative in the UK to further advance our understanding of the impact of abuse and our skills to detect it and treat survivors. |
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dc.publisher |
Royal College of Psychiatrists and Maney Publishing |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Details obtained from http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/issn/1355-5146/ |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.title |
Why, when and how to ask about child abuse |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1192/apt.bp.106.002840 |
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pubs.begin-page |
101 |
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pubs.volume |
13 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: Royal College of Psychiatrists and Maney Publishing |
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pubs.end-page |
110 |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
73724 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2010-09-01 |
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