OReilly-etal2015
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
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| 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 |
| URL | Link |
| 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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