OReilly-etal2015

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OReilly-etal2015
BibType ARTICLE
Key OReilly-etal2015
Author(s) Michelle O’Reilly, Khalid Karim, Nikki Kiyimba
Title Question use in child mental health assessments and the challenges of listening to families
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Tag(s) EMCA, Mental Health, Assessments, Child mental health
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Year 2015
Language English
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Journal BJPsych Open
Volume 1
Number 2
Pages 116–120
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DOI 10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.001503
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Abstract

Background: The mental health assessment is a fundamental aspect of clinical practice and central to this is the use of questions. Aims: To investigate the frequency and type of questions utilised within a child mental health assessment. Method: The data consisted of 28 naturally occurring assessments from a UK child and adolescent mental health service. Data were analysed using quantitative and qualitative content analysis to determine frequencies and question type. Results: Results indicated a total of 9086 questions in 41 h across the 28 clinical encounters. This equated to a mean of 3.7 questions per minute. Four types of questions were identified; yes–no interrogatives, wh-prefaced questions, declarative questions and tag questions. Conclusions: The current format of questioning may impede the opportunity for families to fully express their particular concerns and this has implications for service delivery and training.

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