Assessing woman battering in mental health services
This guide to the conceptual and practical issues associated with identifying and assessing battered women in mental health services challenges traditional mental health approaches to domestic violence. The author offers alternative strategies and procedures to improve the response to battered women...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks :
Sage Publications
c1998.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798334406719 |
| Sumario: | This guide to the conceptual and practical issues associated with identifying and assessing battered women in mental health services challenges traditional mental health approaches to domestic violence. The author offers alternative strategies and procedures to improve the response to battered women, drawing on research from mental health assessment, his own surveys of battered women's services and the expertise of battered women advocates. Topics covered include: how to establish a supportive environment that enhances disclosure of woman battering; procedures to avoid misdiagnosi |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 188 p.) |
| Público: | Specialized. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-179) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781322421995 9781483328188 9781452250199 |
