Exploring Identity Dynamics in Mental Help-Seeking Trajectories: An Ethnographic Study Among Inpatient Service Users of Two Belgian Psychiatric Hospitals

Sercu, Charlotte; Pattyn, Elise; Bracke, Piet

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2014.11.009

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“…Conversely, a facilitating empathic environment that encourages freedom and empowerment will make it easier for staff to treat patients with respect, even when in crisis. Empathic environments make staff more flexible to support empowerment [ 88 ]. These three interwoven conditions could be understood as a feedback loop [ 89 ].…”

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Factors and Processes Facilitating Recovery from Coercion in Mental Health Services—A Meta-Ethnography

Berring,

Georgaca,

Hirsch

et al. 2024

Healthcare

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Background: Being subjected to or witnessing coercive measures in mental health services can have a negative impact on service users, carers and professionals, as they most often are experienced as dehumanising and traumatic. Coercion should be avoided, but when it does happen, it is important to understand how the experience can be processed so that its consequences are managed. Method: A systematic review and meta-ethnography was used to synthesise findings from qualitative studies that examined service users’, staff’s and relatives’ experiences of recovery from being exposed to coercive measures in mental health care settings. We identified, extracted and synthesised, across 23 studies, the processes and factors that were interpreted as significant to process the experience. Results: Recovery from coercion is dependent on a complex set of conditions that support a sense of dignity and respect, a feeling of safety and empowerment. Being in a facilitating environment, receiving appropriate information and having consistent reciprocal communication with staff are the means through which these conditions can be achieved. People employ strategies to achieve recovery, both during and after coercion, to minimise its impact and process the experience. Conclusions: The findings point to the importance of mental health care settings offering recovery-oriented environments and mental health professionals employing recovery-oriented practices, that would empower service users to develop strategies for managing their mental distress as well as their experiences in mental health care in a way that minimises traumatisation and fosters recovery.

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