Sammendrag
Title:
Use of force in a closed psychiatric ward. An anthropological study of how
coercion is perceived and handled by patients and staff.
The study is conducted in 2010 as a four months post-doctoral field-work in
a closed psychiatric ward where various forms of coercion occur regularly.
Research Question:
1. How is coercion defined by those who prescribes it (ie, physician /
psychiatrist), and which dilemmas do they face when force is prescribed?
2. How is coercion defined by the people who exercise it (ie, nurses and
environmental workers) and how does it feel to exercise force?
3.How is coercion defined by those who are exposed to it (ie patients) and how
do they experience the compulsion they are subjected to, at the moment and
in retrospect?
4. What happens in the specific enforcement situations?
Method:
Anthropological field methodology ie, participatory observation. This method
is particularly suitable to study at close hand how enforcement is carried out
and experienced in a psychiatric day context. Moreover, I have experience and
knowledge of this method through my doctoral work. Through direct observation
and by discussions / interviews, I'm going to collect data from different
enforcement situations, such as forced hospitalization and medication , and
other restrictions, such as the use of belts and forced seclusion.
Observations are recorded in the form of field notes. Interviews and
conversations will be recorded on tape if the situation and the informant
permits it. Regional Ethical Committee for Health Research has approved the
project.
Publication: In national and international refereed journals
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Vitenskapelig sammendrag
Title:
Use of force in a closed psychiatric ward. An anthropological study of how
coercion is perceived and handled by patients and staff.
The study is conducted in 2010 as a four months post-doctoral field-work in
a closed psychiatric ward where various forms of coercion occur regularly.
Research Question:
1. How is coercion defined by those who prescribes it (ie, physician /
psychiatrist), and which dilemmas do they face when force is prescribed?
2. How is coercion defined by the people who exercise it (ie, nurses and
environmental workers) and how does it feel to exercise force?
3.How is coercion defined by those who are exposed to it (ie patients) and how
do they experience the compulsion they are subjected to, at the moment and
in retrospect?
4. What happens in the specific enforcement situations?
Method:
Anthropological field methodology ie, participatory observation. This method
is particularly suitable to study at close hand how enforcement is carried out
and experienced in a psychiatric day context. Moreover, I have experience and
knowledge of this method through my doctoral work. Through direct observation
and by discussions / interviews, I'm going to collect data from different
enforcement situations, such as forced hospitalization and medication , and
other restrictions, such as the use of belts and forced seclusion.
Observations are recorded in the form of field notes. Interviews and
conversations will be recorded on tape if the situation and the informant
permits it. Regional Ethical Committee for Health Research has approved the
project.
Publication: In national and international refereed journals
Vis fullstendig beskrivelse