National Guidelines on Management of Sexual Violence in Kenya
National Guidelines on Management of Sexual Violence in Kenya
National Guidelines on Management of Sexual Violence in Kenya
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Psychological Assessment (Should be d<strong>on</strong>e by: -Psychiatrists, Medical Doctors, Psychologists, Psychiatry-<br />
tra<strong>in</strong>ed nurses, Psychiatry social workers or Counsel<strong>in</strong>g psychologists <strong>of</strong> repute)<br />
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PREMORBID HISTORY (state the mental c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> survivor prior to assault)<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Mental Status Evaluati<strong>on</strong> (Tick as appropriate)<br />
• Appearance (kempt, unkempt,<br />
other)(specify)__________________________________________________________________________<br />
• Behaviour (appropriate, restless, calm, absent m<strong>in</strong>dedness, other)<br />
(specify)______________________________________________________________________________<br />
_____________________________________________________________________________________<br />
• Mood (low, excited, depressed, tense, irritable, tearful, anxious, angry,<br />
other)_____________________________________________________________________________<br />
• Speech (flow, t<strong>on</strong>e, amount<br />
)(specify)__________________________________________________________________________<br />
_<br />
• Percepti<strong>on</strong> (halluc<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong>s, illusi<strong>on</strong>s, derealizati<strong>on</strong>, depers<strong>on</strong>alizati<strong>on</strong>, dissociati<strong>on</strong>, other) (specify)<br />
(specify)___________________________________________________________________________<br />
• Thought (Preoccupati<strong>on</strong>, Stream <strong>of</strong> thought, suicidal thoughts, helplessness, hopelessness,<br />
worthlessness, odd beliefs, flashbacks, specific fears e.g.. <strong>of</strong> open places, enclosed spaces, men, women,<br />
adults, strangers, other)<br />
(specify)___________________________________________________________________________<br />
Dim<strong>in</strong>ished capacity to enjoy life_________________________________________________________<br />
• Cognitive Disturbance (Orientati<strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong> time, place, pers<strong>on</strong>, Level <strong>of</strong> attenti<strong>on</strong>, C<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> (use serial<br />
seven subtracti<strong>on</strong>s<br />
____________________________________________________________________<br />
Memory: short term __________, l<strong>on</strong>g term _________________<br />
Judgement_____________________________________________________________________<br />
Insight – does the survivor understand what happened to her/him, possible c<strong>on</strong>sequences, any legal<br />
implicati<strong>on</strong>s, any wishes <strong>of</strong> the survivor?<br />
Diagnosis:<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
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