Deprivation of liberty in psychiatric hospital care: the patient's perspective.
Deprivation of liberty in psychiatric hospitals is common world-wide. The aim of this study was to find out whether patients had experienced deprivation of their liberty during psychiatric hospitalization and to explore their views about it. Patients (n = 51) in two acute psychiatric inpatient wards were interviewed in 2001. They were asked to describe in their own words their experiences of being deprived of their liberty. The data were analysed by inductive content analysis. The types of deprivation of liberty in psychiatric hospital care reported by these patients were: restrictions on leaving the ward and on communication, confiscation of property, and various coercive measures. The patients' experiences of being deprived of their liberty were negative, although some saw the rationale for using these interventions, considering them as part of hospital care.
Kuosmanen
Lauri
L
University of Turku, Turku, Finland. lauri.kuosmanen@utu.fi
Hätönen
Heli
H
Malkavaara
Heikki
H
Kylmä
Jari
J
Välimäki
Maritta
M
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003068:Coercion; D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D009042:Motivation; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D017751:Safety Management; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires