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Control or Treatment? Experiences of People Who have been Psychiatrically Hospitalized in New Brunswick

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
April 1994

Abstract

Retrospective personal accounts of 48 people concerning their admission to, treatment in, and discharge from a psychiatric unit were examined. Analysis reveals that the research participants were poorly informed about their legal rights. One in eight participants did not know whether they were voluntarily or involuntarily admitted. Few participants were ever consulted about their treatment programs or discharge plans. In general, the research participants reported being powerless and having little control over their lives during psychiatric hospitalization.

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La recherche porte sur les récits de 48 personnes se rémémorant leur admission, leur traitement, et leur congé d'une unité psychiatrique. L'analyse révèle que les participants à la recherche ont été alors mal informés de leurs droits légaux. Un participant sur huit ne savait pas s'il était admis sur une base volontaire ou non. Quelques participants seulement ont été consultés à l'occasion sur leur plan de traitement ou sur la planification de leur congé. En général, les participants de la recherche ont dit se sentir impuissants et avoir peu de contrôle sur leur vie pendant le temps d'hospitalisation en psychiatric.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 13Number 1April 1994
Pages: 111 - 121

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Version of record online: 1 May 2009

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Baukje Miedema
University of New Brunswick

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