in-patient experiences

Open-door policy versus treatment-as-usual in urban psychiatric inpatient wards: a pragmatic, randomised controlled, non-inferiority trial in Norway

Author: Editorial 11th March 2024 0 Comments

The abstract of this trial has been published in The Lancet Psychiatry: “Background Open-door policy is a recommended framework to reduce coercion in psychiatric wards. However, existing observational data might not fully capture potential increases in harm and use of coercion…
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coercion, in-patient experiences, inpatient mental health units, Norway, psychiatry, Research, The Lancet Psychiatry

Mental health hospitals are ‘making children worse’, leading charity warns

Author: Editorial 25th May 2023 0 Comments

Rebecca Thomas reports for The Independent: “Mental health hospitals for children are making patients worse, a major charity has found, as more than half of those they treat report negative experiences. Britain’s child inpatient mental health units are being used as…
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children and adolescents, coercive psychiatry, in-patient experiences, inpatient mental health units, Rebecca Thomas, restraint, The Independent

People with autism are being locked away in institutions. A radical change is needed

Author: Editorial 19th January 2022 0 Comments

This article comes from Dr. Sheila Hollins and has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “When people like my son go into crisis there is a high chance they won’t be supported at home – not because they can’t be…
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autism, Clients & Patients, in-patient experiences, involuntary detention, learning disabilities, neurodiversity, person-centred, Sheila Hollins, The Guardian

Experiences of in-patient mental health services: systematic review

Author: Editorial 22nd January 2021 0 Comments

This review was published (by the Royal College of Psychiatrists) in the British Journal of Psychiatry: “Background: In-patients in crisis report poor experiences of mental healthcare not conducive to recovery. Concerns include coercion by staff, fear of assault from other patients,…
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British Journal of Psychiatry, coercion, in-patient experiences, in-patients, Personalised Care, Research, Royal College of Psychiatrists

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Open-door policy versus treatment-as-usual in urban psychiatric inpatient wards: a pragmatic, randomised controlled, non-inferiority trial in Norway

Mental health hospitals are ‘making children worse’, leading charity warns

People with autism are being locked away in institutions. A radical change is needed

Experiences of in-patient mental health services: systematic review