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[How do adolescent inpatients experience seclusion and other coercive measures?]
Tijdschrift Voor Psychiatrie
|June 21, 2016
Summary
Adolescent psychiatric patients prefer seclusion over involuntary medication when coercive measures are necessary. Understanding patient preferences is crucial for policy changes aimed at reducing psychiatric coercion.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Adolescent Mental Health
- Patient Rights
Background:
- Reducing coercive measures in psychiatry, especially seclusion, is a priority.
- Patient preferences must be considered in policy changes regarding coercion.
- Limited research exists on adolescent inpatients' views on coercive measures.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate adolescent inpatients' feelings about seclusion and other coercive measures.
- To gather insights into patient perspectives to inform policy development.
Main Methods:
- Survey administered to adolescent inpatients at a Dutch orthopsychiatry center.
- Data collected from 34 participants on experiences and thoughts regarding coercive measures, particularly seclusion.
Main Results:
- 32 adolescent inpatients participated in the study.
- Over half of those with prior experience with coercive measures preferred seclusion to involuntary medication.
Conclusions:
- Reducing seclusion should not be the sole focus for policy changes aimed at decreasing psychiatric coercion.
- Policy-makers must carefully consider and incorporate varying patient preferences into strategies for reducing coercive measures.
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