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DOI: 10.1177/0022167805280263 A Strengths Perspective in Understanding and Working with Clients with Psychosis and Records of ViolenceDepartment of Applied Social Sciences in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Clients labeled psychotic and having records of violence have long been seen as dangerous and resistant. Within a medical disease orientation, institutionalization, social control, and medication are applied in treating and rehabilitating these clients. By means of a case illustration, this article shows that violence and psychosis are understandable and predictable. From a strengths perspective, clients with psychosis and records of violence are victims of an oppressive social environment. Empathic understanding and normal interactions within a supportive social environment can rehabilitate them and help them to recover in the community.
Key Words: strengths perspective clients with psychosis and violence psychiatric rehabilitation
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