Regaining ownership and restoring belongingness: impact of family group conferences in coercive psychiatry.
J Adv Nurs
; 73(8): 1862-1872, 2017 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
This study examined the impact of family group conferences on coercive treatment in adult psychiatry.BACKGROUND:
Coercive treatment in psychiatry infringes the fundamental rights of clients, including the right to control their lives. A promising intervention is the family group conferences, which has the potential to prevent crises through the integration of the expertise of informal and professional networks.DESIGN:
A responsive evaluation, including qualitative and quantitative methods, was deployed to study the process leading up to the FGC, the proceedings and the impact of the conference.METHOD:
From 2013-2015, 41 family group conferences were studied in three regions in the Netherlands. The impact of every conference was examined with scales (ranging from 0-10) during interviews with attendees (clients, family members, friends, mental health professionals and family group conferences coordinators) who reflected on three outcomemeasures:
belongingness, ownership and coercion.RESULTS:
After the family group conferences, respondents indicated a slight reduction in their experience of coercive treatment. They also mentioned an increase in ownership and belongingness.CONCLUSION:
Family group conferences seems a promising intervention to reduce coercion in psychiatry. It helps to regain ownership and restores belongingness. If mental health professionals take a more active role in the pursuit of a family group conferences and reinforce the plans with their expertise, they can strengthen the impact even further.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Familia
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Coerción
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Trastornos Mentales
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Adv Nurs
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Países Bajos