Use of Mental Health Services among Victims of Crime: Frequency, Correlates, and Subsequent Recovery.

Norris, Fran H.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1990

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Use of Mental Health Services among Victims of Crime: Frequency, Correlates, and Subsequent Recovery.

Norris, Fran H.; And Others

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v58 n5 p538-47 Oct 1990

Found that 12 percent of 392 victims of crime had contact with mental health professionals within few months postcrime. Mental health service use was most prevalent when depressive symptoms were present and crime involved violence. Among victims of violence, urban residence, high social support, internal locus of control, and prior crime experience were associated with use. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Client Characteristics (Human Services), Depression (Psychology), Locus of Control, Mental Health Programs, Rural Urban Differences, Social Support Groups, Use Studies, Victims of Crime, Violence

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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