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3. Do military uniform and rank impact on the therapeutic relationship between military mental health clients and clinicians?

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Wilson MM, McAllister PD, Hacker Hughes JG, and Fear NT

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Health Care Surveys, Humans, Perception, Psychological Tests, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, United Kingdom, Hierarchy, Social, Mental Disorders therapy, Mental Health Services organization & administration, Military Personnel psychology, Military Psychiatry organization & administration, Physician-Patient Relations, Social Class
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Objective: to measure the perceptions of military staff of the impact of wearing military uniform on the therapeutic relationship with mental health clients., Method: a brief questionnaire was distributed to all military clinicians in Departments of Community Mental Health to measure their attitudes., Results: there was a 67.9% (n=70) response rate regarding the impact of uniform on the therapeutic relationship. 20% of responses were positive, 31% negative, 37% mixed and 12% gave no answer., Conclusion: there was no clear pre-existing literature on this issue. Overall, the wearing of uniform appeared to be perceived positively positive. There is a need to assess clients' points of view in future studies.

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2007
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