Caregiver Reports of Patient-Initiated Violence in Psychosis
| Autor: | Daniel Freeman, Graham Dunn, Paul Bebbington, Elizabeth Kuipers, Sarah Grice, David Fowler, Juliana Onwumere, Philippa Garety |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male Family therapy caregivers medicine.medical_specialty Coping (psychology) medicine.medical_treatment Statistics as Topic Poison control Violence Suicide prevention Cost of Illness Hostility Recurrence Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Adaptation Psychological Interview Psychological medicine Humans Expressed emotion Medical history psychosis Psychiatry Original Research Aged Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Middle Aged Mental health Self Concept 3. Good health Aggression Cognitive behavioral therapy Expressed Emotion Psychiatry and Mental health England Psychotic Disorders Family Therapy Female Family Relations Psychology Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | King's College London ResearcherID Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne de Psychiatrie |
| ISSN: | 1497-0015 0706-7437 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/070674371405900705 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: Aggressive behaviour in psychosis is not uncommon. Community provision for people with psychosis has left informal caregivers to take on a greater role in their care. However, few studies have explored links between patient-initiated violence in mental health caregiving relationships and caregiver functioning. Our study investigated caregiver reports of aggressive acts committed by their relative with psychosis and their links to caregiver appraisals of the caregiving relationship and caregiver outcomes. METHOD: Caregivers of patients with a recent relapse of psychosis, recruited to a psychological therapy trial, completed the audiotaped Camberwell Family Interview at baseline. This semi-structured interview includes questions on the quality of the relationship between caregiver and patient, and patient history of violence. Seventy-two transcripts of interviews were assessed for reports of patient-initiated violence. RESULTS: One-half of the caregiver sample (52.9%) reported an incident of patient-initiated violence during their interview; 62.2% of these involved violence toward themselves, and 24.3% toward property. Reports of patient violence were associated with caregiver ratings of hostility expressed toward patients, lower self-esteem, and emotion-focused coping. People caring on their own were more likely to report incidents of patient violence. Younger patients, males, and inpatients were more frequently identified as having a history of this kind of violence. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggested that caregiver reports of patient-initiated violence in psychosis are not uncommon. Mental health staff need to be aware of the risks of such violence for caregivers of people with psychosis, and consider appropriate procedures for minimizing it.Clinical Trial Registration Number: ISRCTN83557988. Language: en |
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