title: Young patients' views about provided psychiatric care.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Psychiatric illness is common among young adults, but there are only a few studies examining their views about the care they receive. There is a paradigm shift towards person-centred care and, therefore, a need for patients' perspectives in the development of clinical guidelines.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to examine the views about provided psychiatric care in a group of young adult psychiatric patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was part of a larger study. Patients between the ages of 19-29 years old (n = 127) diagnosed with bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder were interviewed. Participants answered open-ended questions concerning their views about provided psychiatric care in six different areas.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results were categorized into six themes: (1) Wish for better diagnostic assessments, (2) Dissatisfaction with treatment, (3) Inadequate information, (4) Lack of professional attitude, (5) Feeling abandoned, and (6) Satisfaction with care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Young psychiatric patients expressed a need for improvement of services that, if implemented, could make psychiatric care more person-centred.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry , Uppsala University , Uppsala , S-751 85 , Sweden.
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Malmström
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry , Uppsala University , Uppsala , S-751 85 , Sweden.
authors.forename: Niklas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hörberg
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry , Uppsala University , Uppsala , S-751 85 , Sweden.
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kouros
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry , Uppsala University , Uppsala , S-751 85 , Sweden.
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haglund
authors.affiliation: a Department of Neuroscience, Psychiatry , Uppsala University , Uppsala , S-751 85 , Sweden.
authors.forename: Mia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ramklint
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000628:therapy*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000592:standards*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Person-centred care; patient views; psychiatric services; qualitative research; young adults