'Waiting for the verdict': the experience of being assessed under the Mental Health Act.
J Ment Health
; 31(2): 212-219, 2022 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Following the Independent Mental Health Act review, there is increasing focus on this coercive part of mental health services and a call for service user views to be central to proposed changes. Although there are numerous studies into being detained in hospital, there is a lack of data exploring the service user experiences of the assessment process.AIM:
To explore the subjective experience of being assessed under the Mental Health Act (MHA).METHOD:
10 participants were interviewed about their recent assessment experience and the transcribed interviews were analysed using framework approach.RESULTS:
The overarching theme of person centred care emerged from these interviews with interconnecting sub themes 1) information and options; 2) "the barrage of three"; 3) "sit down and listen"; and 4) service user voice.CONCLUSION:
As one of the first studies into service user experiences of MHA assessments, this exploratory study indicates that there is lack of person centeredness. The Independent Mental Health Act review has set a challenge for treating person as individual and increasing rights and involvement of service users. This study suggests service user's experiences do not yet meet this aspiration and they want to discuss these experiences and have their voices heard.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos Mentais
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Serviços de Saúde Mental
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Ment Health
Assunto da revista:
PSICOLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Reino Unido