@article{ref1,
title="What happens when people disclose sexual or physical abuse to staff at a community mental health centre?",
journal="International journal of mental health nursing",
year="2002",
author="Agar, Kirsty and Read, John",
volume="11",
number="2",
pages="70-79",
abstract="The files of 200 users of a community mental health centre revealed that 46% of the files contained documentation of sexual or physical abuse as children or adults. Only 36% of summary formulations and 33% of treatment plans for the abused clients mentioned the abuse. Only 22% of the abused clients received abuse-focused therapy. Response rates were lower for clients who were male or had a schizophrenia spectrum diagnosis, and if the clinician was male or a psychiatrist. None of the alleged crimes, past, recent or ongoing, was reported to legal authorities. Development of unit policies and training programmes to ensure appropriate response to abuse histories is recommended.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1445-8330",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}