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dc.contributor.authorRiley, Henriette
dc.contributor.authorHøyer, Georg
dc.contributor.authorLorem, Geir F
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-03T09:36:33Z
dc.date.available2015-04-06T05:50:04Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractThe use of coercion on people with mental health problems is a serious intervention, and a reduction in its use is a declared goal in mental healthcare. Yet, many countries have introduced expanded powers of coercion in recent years, including outpatient commitment (OC). However, the evidence of the effectiveness of OC is inconclusive, and little is known about how patients experience OC schemes. The objective of this qualitative study was to explore (i) patients’ experiences with OC, and (ii) how routines in care and health services affect patients’ everyday living. The data were collected in 2011–2012 and included 11 qualitative in-depth interviews with patients subject to OC. The study used a narrative approach to interviews and a thematic narrative analysis. Participants generally complied with the OC requirements because of the clear and secure framework of OC, and also because they believed that the alternative would be involuntary hospitalisation. No one reported physical force, but coercion was experienced as limitation of freedom of action through excessive control and little patient influence or participation in their own treatment. Factors affecting patients’ freedom of action under OC should be taken into account when the imposition of an OC order is considered.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHealth & Social Care in the Community 22(2014) nr. 5 s. 506-514en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1131047
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/hsc.12107
dc.identifier.issn0966-0410
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/7292
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_6884
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBlackwell Scientific Publicationsen_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin, sosialmedisin: 801en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine, Social medicine: 801en_US
dc.title'When coercion moves into your home’ – a qualitative study of patient experiences with outpatient commitment in Norwayen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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