Abuse in mental health services: some theoretical considerations
Jennie Williams
(Tizard Centre, University of Kent, Canterbury)
Frank Keating
(Tizard Centre, University of Kent, Canterbury)
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Abstract
The mental health field is viewed by some as reluctant to tackle the problem of abuse. While ‘adult protection’ offers one way forward, the authors of this paper caution against over‐enthusiastic borrowing from this paradigm. Instead they argue that mental health services will only become intolerant of abuse when there is widespread acceptance of the role of power abuse in psychological distress and disturbance.
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Citation
Williams, J. and Keating, F. (2000), "Abuse in mental health services: some theoretical considerations", The Journal of Adult Protection, Vol. 2 No. 3, pp. 32-39. https://doi.org/10.1108/14668203200000021
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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