ArticleCommunity mental health journal2022
Adequacy of Inquiry About, Documentation of, and Treatment of Trauma and Adversities: A Study of Mental Health Professionals in England.
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- Shame and trauma are critical to understanding the impacts of psychosis: Examining clinical correlates within a tertiary psychosis service cohort.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- Exploring Barriers to Recovery Amongst Women with Psychosis: A Qualitative Secondary Analysis.Culture, medicine and psychiatry · 2026Article
- How Often, where and by whom are Adverse Experiences Recorded in Clinical Records of Service-Users Under the Care of an Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) Service?Community mental health journal · 2026Article
- A Survey of ECT Recipients, Family Members and Friends: Are the Self-Reported Reasons for The Recipients' Problems Being Addressed?International journal of mental health nursing · 2025Article
- Recorded Rates of Trauma-Exposure in a Retrospective Epidemiologically Complete First-Episode Psychosis Cohort.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Routine Sensitive Enquiry of Adult Interpersonal Trauma in Community Mental Health Teams: An Audit of the Initial Assessment Tool.Community mental health journal · 2024Article
- Trauma exposure and disclosure in Hispanic youth at clinical high risk for psychosis: A retrospective review study.Early intervention in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Prevalence of Childhood Trauma in a Community-Based Mental Health Clinic.Community mental health journal · 2023Article
- A retrospective chart review of trauma-related documentation in an Australian substance use treatment service.Drug and alcohol review · 2023Article
- Investigating Specific Associations Between Childhood Victimization Profiles and Positive Psychosis Symptoms: The Mediating Roles of Anxiety, Depression, and Schema.Schizophrenia bulletin open · 2023Article
- Examining the Relationship Between Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Psychosis in Patients in a UK Secondary Care Service.Psychiatric research and clinical practice · 2023Article
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Abstract
This study aimed to ascertain how often staff in community mental health services (CMHSs) in England ask about adverse experiences in childhood and adulthood, including abuse and neglect, how often those experiences are known about and documented by staff, and how staff respond when such experiences are known about and documented. The files of 400 people using four CMHSs in England were reviewed. Only 13% of clinical records contained documentation of any adverse experiences. One percent showed clear evidence that clients had been asked about adversities. People with psychosis diagnoses were less likely to have adverse experiences documented in their file. Rates of responses to adversities of which staff were aware were high, with 90% of records indicating some appropriate support following disclosure. Future research endeavours are recommended, including on reasons for not routinely asking and on type of training needed. Recommendations are made in relation to policy change, staff training and guidelines to improve routine enquiry about adversities. Ultimately, a move to 'trauma-informed' services, already underway in some areas, is required for all mental health services.
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