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- Title
Safe Minds -- Perceptions of Safety in a Rehabilitation Clinic for Serious Persistent Mental Illness.
- Authors
Waddell, Andrea E.; Ross, Lori E.; Ladd, Linda; Seeman, Mary V.
- Abstract
Objective: To determine whether women with severe, persistent mental illness feel safe when attending rehabilitation programs. Method: After discussion with stakeholders, a written questionnaire was designed and administered to women attending a large, mixed-gender urban outpatient psychosocial rehabilitation clinic. Responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: Sixty-eight women participated in the study. While the majority (N=42) reported feeling safe in their current program, those reporting sexual advances during previous treatment (N=19) were more likely to also report feeling currently unsafe. Conclusions: Women who report having been approached by co-patients or staff in a sexual manner during prior treatment continue to experience psychiatric rehabilitation program sites as unsafe places. While not wanting women-only clinics, many women ask for women-only programming.
- Subjects
WOMEN with intellectual disabilities; MENTAL illness; SAFETY; MENTAL health facilities; SCHIZOPHRENIA
- Publication
International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 2006, Vol 11, Issue 1, p2
- ISSN
1475-7192
- Publication type
Article