2008
DOI: 10.1186/1752-4458-2-8
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Pasung: Physical restraint and confinement of the mentally ill in the community

Abstract: BackgroundPhysical restraint and confinement (pasung) by families of people with mental illness is known to occur in many parts of the world but has attracted limited investigation. This preliminary observational study was carried out on Samosir Island in Sumatra, Indonesia, to investigate the nature of such restraint and confinement, the clinical characteristics of people restrained, and the reasons given by families and communities for applying such restraint.MethodsThe research method was cross-sectional ob… Show more

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“…It was the Internet based information technology that searched her hometown and the phone numbers and we were able to contact the family members. According to Harry Minas and Hervita Diatri one of the reasons for physical confinement of mentally ill by their relatives is their concern about the person wandering off or running away 7 . Wandering off not only causes emotional turmoil to the families but also makes the person vulnerable to physical, emotional and psychological abuse and other kinds of exploitation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It was the Internet based information technology that searched her hometown and the phone numbers and we were able to contact the family members. According to Harry Minas and Hervita Diatri one of the reasons for physical confinement of mentally ill by their relatives is their concern about the person wandering off or running away 7 . Wandering off not only causes emotional turmoil to the families but also makes the person vulnerable to physical, emotional and psychological abuse and other kinds of exploitation.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Pencegahan tersebut dapat dilakukan dengan dukungan keluarga sebagai upaya perawatan secara langsung sehingga keluarga lebih dapat memahami masalah yang dihadapi oleh pasien gangguan jiwa (Minas & Diatri, 2008). Dalam hal ini sangat dibutuhkan pendekatan holistik, yaitu manusia harus dipandang sebagai suatu keseluruhan yang paripurna, dan keluarga sebagai faktor lingkungan yang terdekat dengan penderita.…”
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“…A community study in Indonesia indicates that psychiatric patients who have lived in rural district had restrained up to 21 years (Minas and Diatri 2008). A qualitative study in Australia explored that seclusion and restraint practices were considered as unnecessarily overused and exacerbating problems for individuals, careers and staffs in mental health settings (Brophy et al 2016).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%