title: Real-World Barriers to Assessing and Treating Mental Health Problems With IPV Survivors: A Qualitative Study.
abstract: Barriers to assessing and treating mental health problems with intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors were identified with qualitative responses from 62 IPV helping professionals who participated in an online survey question. Data were analyzed using a concept mapping approach, which resulted in following eight distinct clusters: (a) unsure, (b) limited IPV specific resources, (c) barriers to access, (d) systems-taboos, (e) immediate crisis needs, (f) fear-stigma, (g) offender's control and (h) cultural concerns. The opinions expressed in these clusters help to better explain logistic, relational, and intrapersonal obstacles that can limit women IPV survivors' ability to receive care for mental health conditions. Extending previous quantitative work by the authors (Simmons, Whalley, & Beck, 2014), the current portion of this project generates new ways of looking at barriers to service delivery, which can be used to develop theory and guide further research.
authors.affiliation: University of Memphis, TN, USA csmmons7@memphis.edu.
authors.forename: Catherine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.affiliation: Serenity Recovery Centers, Inc., Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lindsey
authors.affiliation: University of Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Delaney
authors.affiliation: Shelby County, Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Whalley
authors.affiliation: University of Memphis, TN, USA.
authors.forename: J Gayle
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Beck
mesh_terms: D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003144:Communication Barriers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008603:Mental Health; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012747:Sexual Partners; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology
keywords: PTSD; assessment; battered women; domestic violence; mental health and violence