Housing Preferences of Irish Forensic Mental Health Service Users on Moving into the Community

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 235-242
Author(s):  
Patricia Sweeney ◽  
Shobha Rani Shetty
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Housing Preferences

Linking the past and the present: service users’ perspectives of how adverse experiences relate to their admission to forensic mental health services

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Cartwright ◽  
Daniel Lawrence ◽  
Christopher Hartwright
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Discussion Section ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Secure Care ◽  
Adverse Experiences

Purpose This study aimed to explore how forensic mental health service users make sense of their past adverse experiences. Secondly, it aimed to explore whether service users considered their adverse experiences to be related to their current stay in a forensic mental health setting. Design/methodology/approach Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyse interviews with eight service users in low and medium secure care. Six of the participants were male and two were female. Findings Four super-ordinate themes emerged from the data: “Living amongst adversity”; “Managing adverse experiences”; “Making sense of going into secure care”; and “Coping with the past in the present”. All participants referred to multiple adverse experiences throughout their lives and used harmful coping strategies to manage these. Individual differences in how they related their past experiences to their detention in secure care were evident. Practical implications Author guidelines state that this section is optional. Implications for clinical practice are discussed at length in the discussion section. Originality/value This study offers an insight into the way in which forensic mental health service users make sense of their past traumas in relation to their current admission to secure services. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, no research has previously addressed this from the perspective of service users.

scholarly journals Playing the game: service users’ management of risk status in a UK medium secure forensic mental health service

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Reynolds ◽  
Julia C. Jones ◽  
Jacqueline P. Davies ◽  
Della Freeth ◽  
Bob Heyman
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Risk Status ◽  
Management Of Risk

Exploring forensic mental health service users' views on work: an interpretative phenomenological analysis

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 168-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean M. McQueen ◽  
Jennifer Turner
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Symptom Control ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Service Users ◽  
Forensic Mental Health ◽  
Content Type

PurposeThis paper aims to capture the views of forensic mental health service users; focusing on how services promote the aspiration to work, the development of skills for work, and the vocational rehabilitation process. It seeks to provide insight into forensic mental health service users' views on the barriers and enablers to accessing work together with suggestions for enhancing practice, and implications for further research.Design/methodology/approachTen participants from a range of forensic mental health services throughout Scotland took part in semi‐structured interviews. Participants were involved in either paid work, voluntary work or work preparation. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) allowed exploration of an individual's lived experiences and how they make sense of this.FindingsService users valued the opportunity to address vocational issues at the earliest opportunity in their rehabilitation. Work had an overwhelmingly positive impact on mental health. Analysis of interview transcripts revealed three master themes: “Normalising my life”: the positive impact of work; “Gradual steps”: facing barriers; and “Practical help and encouragement”: feeling supported. There is much to gain from good multidisciplinary rehabilitation within secure hospitals and the community, with work playing an important role in recovery and symptom control. Forensic services should focus on employment and the aspiration to work early, demonstrating awareness that attitude and the aspiration to work are a much more reliable indicator of success than diagnosis and mental health symptoms.Originality/valueFew qualitative studies have investigated service users' views of work within forensic mental health, yet such information can be crucial to enhance and improve service delivery.

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