Author:
Sibitz Ingrid,Scheutz Alexandra,Lakeman Richard,Schrank Beate,Schaffer Markus,Amering Michaela
Abstract
BackgroundHow people integrate the experience of involuntary hospital admission and
treatment into their life narrative has not been explored
systematically.AimsTo establish a typology of coercion perspectives and styles of
integration into life stories.MethodTranscripts of recorded interviews with 15 persons who had previously
been involuntarily admitted to hospital were coded and analysed
thematically using a modified grounded theory approach.ResultsWith hindsight, people viewed the experience of involuntary hospital
admission as a ‘necessary emergency brake’, an ‘unnecessary overreaction’
or a ‘practice in need of improvement’. With respect to how they
integrated the experience into their life narratives, participants viewed
it as ‘over and not to be recalled’, a ‘life-changing experience’ or a
‘motivation for political engagement’.ConclusionsThe participants' diverse and differentiated perspectives on coercive
measures and their different styles of integration suggest that people
may come to accept coercive measures as necessary when confronted with
danger to self or others. However, the implementation of coercion needs
to be improved substantially to counteract possible long-term adverse
effects.
Publisher
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Subject
Psychiatry and Mental health
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