The Family Experience of the Crisis of Involuntary Treatment in Mental Health

Interventions for involuntary psychiatric inpatients: A systematic review

“…This is reflected in other research on Motivational Aftercare Planning [20] which focused on how an intervention to increase patients' involvement in their recovery plans can lead to a change in how people view themselves, their role in their recovery and their sense of agency [42]. This also resonates with qualitative studies of patient experiences which report that involuntary patients wish to be more involved in clinical decisions in hospital and so do their family members [43]. This involvement can improve their experience of care [10,[44][45][46], which is, in turn, linked to more favourable long-term clinical outcomes [7,8].…”

Family perspectives of healthcare for relatives living with a mental illness

“…Family members wanted mental health providers to recognize family contributions to caregiving. Actions mental health staff can take to foster family member involvement are: take the time to listen and understand the perspective of family members, offer opportunities for information exchange, ensure the family has access to information about the mental healthcare system, educate family members about confidentiality policy, and recognize family members as active partners in caregiving and collaborate with them 22,31,35,36 …”

Invisible Experts: A Systematic Review & Thematic Synthesis of Informal Carer Experiences of Inpatient Mental Health Care

“…(Carer) 25 Carers who were included in the treatment process (n=2) had considerably more positive views of the inpatient experience and felt empowered and con dent to care for their loved one after discharge. 25,51 3. Carer concerns about quality of care for their loved one…”

“…Carers reported concerns about the quality of inpatient care across the majority of studies (n=7). 24,26,45,48,47,50,51 Carers spoke of dissatisfaction relating to delays, unmet service user needs, staff competence, the duration of hospitalisation, safety and the lack of space. As a result, carers felt that appropriate and timely help was not being provided.…”

“…(Carer) 51 Moreover, carers views on staff competence and the degree to which they trusted the treatment plan played an important role in in uencing views on care. They consistently spoke of disagreement with the duration of hospitalisation, and that su cient help was not actually received during hospitalisation.…”