Ramseyer Winter Virginia, Brett Anna, Pevehouse-Pfeiffer Danielle, O'Neill Elizabeth A, Ellis-Ordway Nancy
School of Social Work, University of Missouri, 705 Clark Hall, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
School of Journalism, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA.
Community Ment Health J. 2018 Jul;54(5):600-606. doi: 10.1007/s10597-017-0194-8. Epub 2017 Nov 14.
Although research suggests an association between body image and mental health, with poor body image related to several mental illnesses, there is no research exploring mental health clinicians' body image screening practices. This study aims to fill this gap among a sample of community mental health providers (N = 216). Using a cross-sectional design, clinicians in Community Health Centers were recruited through email using purposeful and snowball sampling in a Midwest state. The majority of participants identified as women (88.4%) and White (88.4%). Additionally, the mean age of the sample was 36.66 years and participants reported working an average of 8.44 years as a mental health provider. We ran descriptive and Chi square analyses. Results suggest a relationship between viewing body image screening as important and level of preparedness as well as level of preparedness and actual assessment. Training and assessment tools may be warranted to increase clinician's preparedness. Additional clinical and policy recommendations are discussed.
尽管研究表明身体意象与心理健康之间存在关联，不良的身体意象与多种精神疾病相关，但尚无研究探讨心理健康临床医生的身体意象筛查实践。本研究旨在填补社区心理健康服务提供者样本（N = 216）中的这一空白。采用横断面设计，通过电子邮件，在中西部一个州运用立意抽样和滚雪球抽样的方法招募社区卫生中心的临床医生。大多数参与者为女性（88.4%）且为白人（88.4%）。此外，样本的平均年龄为36.66岁，参与者报告称作为心理健康服务提供者的平均工作年限为8.44年。我们进行了描述性分析和卡方分析。结果表明，将身体意象筛查视为重要事项与准备程度之间存在关联，以及准备程度与实际评估之间存在关联。可能需要培训和评估工具来提高临床医生的准备程度。还讨论了其他临床和政策建议。
