ABSTRACT

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 experiences 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.

摘要

暴力风险评估和管理对法医心理健康服务用户的生活至关重要。虽然研究探索了心理健康专业人员在暴力风险评估和管理方面的经验，但文献中基本上没有关于服务用户观点的研究。本研究使用解释性现象学分析，采访了七位处于低安全性心理健康住院环境中的法医心理健康服务用户，了解他们在暴力风险评估和管理方面的经历。采访被记录、转录和分析。结果确定了四个上级主题；这是给谁的？，权力，被误解和前进. 结合现有文献对结果进行了讨论。然后考虑临床意义和未来的研究方向。