Analysis of Domestic Violence in Mental Health Services: A Case Study

This case study examines domestic violence within the context of mental health services, focusing on the barriers that prevent service users from disclosing their experiences. The study utilizes a qualitative research approach, analyzing an article that explores the facilitators and obstacles to disclosure from both service user and professional viewpoints. The methodology involves cross-sectional, semi-structured interviews to gather data on domestic violence and the attitudes of professionals. Key findings reveal that service users face significant barriers to disclosure, while professionals are concerned with issues of confidence, role boundaries, and competency. The case study emphasizes the need for more effective strategies to foster a supportive environment, improve communication, and encourage open dialogue between service users and care providers. The conclusion highlights the importance of addressing domestic violence within mental health services and the current inadequacies in facilitating disclosure.

Case Study

Table of contents
 Article selection
 Search strategy
 The article
 Study methodology and statistics
 Findings
 Critical appraisal
 Next steps
 Conclusion
 References

Article selection
 In context of investigation, it is generally based on approaches
such as qualitative and quantitative in which one best option is
required to be used by researcher in order to gain an accurate
outcomes.
 The selected article is based on qualitative method of research in
terms of gathering appropriate information about the topic which
helps to conduct study more effectively.

Search strategy
 This study will utilise the technique of qualitative method to
identify the cause and issues service users for not sharing about
their problems who were suffered from domestic violence.
 It includes the criterion of analysing the information of domestic
abuse and its relevant psychological disorder.

The article
 In terms of selected article, it has an aim of 'to explore the
facilitators and barriers to disclosure of domestic violence from a
service user and professional perspective'.
 It includes the criterion of focussing about problem of that mental
health service users are mostly observed to be at high risk of
domestic violence but such conditions cannot be detected by care
providers often.

Study methodology and statistics
 In context of given article, it has been analysed that the
investigation was based on cross sectional semi-structured
interview method.
 It includes the utilisation of interview to carry out routine enquiry
in relation to domestic violence and attitudes of professionals by
services users.

Findings
 Considering the investigation carried out in selected article, it has
been analysed that, services users in mental health sector face
number of barriers to disclose about their problem of domestic
violence.
 However, it consist another problem that main themes related to
care professionals are concerned with confidence, role boundaries
and competency.

Critical appraisal
 The given article carry out interview of care professionals and
services users in mental health organisation to determine their
views about domestic violence.
 It includes the criterion of gathering data to analyse the reason of
developing fear due to which they are not capable to share about
such attempts with other people.

Next Steps
 The next steps consist to establish more effective as well as
efficient strategies in order to development healthy environment
for service users in metal health.
 It is suitable for them to generated mutual understanding between
service users and care providers in regards to disclose about
attempt of disclosure.

Conclusion
 From the above article, it has been concluded that domestic
violence is required to be eliminated from society because it has
harmful impact on lives of people.
 It is observed that services in metal health are not conductive in
current scenario regarding the aspects of disclosing about
domestic violence.

References
Trevillion, K. and et. al., 2016. Improving mental health service responses to
domestic violence and abuse. International review of psychiatry. 28(5).
pp.423-432.
Rose. D. and et. al., 2011. Barriers and facilitators of disclosures of domestic
violence by mental health service users: qualitative study. [Online].
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