A Qualitative Study of the Lived Experience of Offence Related Trauma

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Making Sense of Offence Related Trauma (ORT) using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA)

• IRAS ID

  148005

• Contact name

  Grace Wright

• Contact email

  grace.wright@kmpt.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Kent

• Research summary

  The proposed aim of this research is to examine the lived experience of offence related trauma, in mentally disordered offenders. The meaning and understanding individuals make of coping strategies, triggers and offense focused treatment and how this contributes to their behaviour will be explored using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The clinical importance of gaining an insight into the ‘lived experience’ of offense related trauma will provide rich data and may reveal key themes, which could be masked by quantitative methodologies, that define an individual’s experience of this specific type of trauma. A precise and detailed description of the subjective nature of offense related trauma will further inform assessment, intervention and service providers understanding of the phenomenon.

• REC name

  London - Dulwich Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  14/LO/0223

• Date of REC Opinion

  3 Jul 2014

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion