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Year: 2019
Type: dissertation
Abstract: This thesis explores inpatient treatment within mental health care. Some people, suffering from a mental health problem, may occasionally need an admission. This thesis’ objective is to take a closer look at what mental health hospitalization is. What helps and supports, and what hinders, recovery for people who are admitted? We carried out in-depth interviews with patients admitted to DPS (district psychiatric centers) to develop knowledge about how they experienced the inpatient treatment. The project and this thesis represents a collaborative approach to mental health research. It comprises contributions from persons with personal experiences with mental illness and contributions from researchers. People with first person experiences have had a central role in deciding the focus of the study, have been involved in data analysis and dissemination of results. Recruitment to the project was carried out at three different DPS-departments. 14 people agreed to participate in the study. We conducted two interviews with each participant: the first when the patient was hospitalized, and the second three months after the patients had been discharged. Results from the project are disseminated through three scientific articles and this thesis. The first article presents findings from the interviews completed when the participants were in inpatient care. The second article presents findings from the full body of interviews. The third article disseminates findings resulting from analyses of the interviews conducted after discharge. Results show that when receiving inpatient treatment in a psychiatric institution, it is crucial for the patients to be recognized as whole person. Hospitalization is an ambivalent experience: it provides safety for the patients, and it spurs feelings of shame. Several participants were troubled by loneliness, and some found it difficult to create meaning in their lives outside of the institution. The thesis contributes knowledge about- and descriptions of experiences of inpatient treatment in psychiatric institutions, which may inform professional understandings and discussions about how best to organize care and treatment.
Author: Kari Eldal
Language: Norwegian
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Høgskulen på Vestlandet
OpenAlex ID: W3015106301