RT Article
T1 A qualitative exploration of service users’ experiences of violence risk assessment and management in forensic mental health settings: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
JF Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice
VO 22
IS 4
SP 357
OP 388
A1 Laithwaite, Heather
A2 Quayle, Ethel 1953-
A2 O'Dowd, Rebecca
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1866910442
AB Violence risk assessment and management is central to the lives of forensic mental health service users. Whilst studies have explored mental health professionals’ experiences of violence risk assessment and management, research regarding service user views is largely absent from the literature. Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, the current study interviewed seven forensic mental health service users in low secure mental health inpatient settings about their experi-ences of violence risk assessment and management. Interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. Results identified four superordinate themes; Who is this for?, Power, Misunderstood, and Moving Forward. The results are discussed in relation to existing literature. Clinical implications and future research directions are then considered.
K1 Risk Assessment
K1 Risk Management
K1 Forensic Mental Health
K1 Qualitative
DO 10.1080/24732850.2021.2001195