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Psychiatric Nursing Care for Adult Survivors of Child Maltreatment: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Zalm Yvonne C.,
Nugteren Willem A.,
Hafsteinsdóttir Thóra B.,
Venne Cokky G. J. M.,
Kool Nienke,
Meijel Berno
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12059
Subject(s) - psychiatry , child abuse , medicine , suicide prevention , poison control , psychology , nursing , medical emergency
Purpose To determine what is known from the literature about nursing care of psychiatric patients with a history of child maltreatment. Conclusions Psychiatric nurses underline the importance of a routine inquiry of child abuse on admission of patients to psychiatric care, but are reluctant to ask about child abuse. They often feel insufficiently competent to respond effectively to patients with a history of child maltreatment. Practice Implications Psychiatric nurses need training in how to assess a history of child abuse and the late‐life consequences of abuse in adult psychiatric patients. They also need to be trained to respond effectively to these patients.