Different forms of informal coercion in psychiatry – a qualitative study

Abstract Objectives The objective of the study was to investigate how mental health professionals describe and reflect upon different forms of informal coercion. Results In a deductive qualitative content analysis of focus group interviews, several examples of persuasion, interpersonal leverage, inducements, and threats were found. Persuasion was sometimes described as being more like a negotiation. Some participants worried about that the use of interpersonal leverage and inducements risked to pass into blackmail in some situations. In a following inductive analysis, three more categories of informal coercion was found: cheating, using a disciplinary style and referring to rules and routines. Participants also described situations of coercion from other stakeholders: relatives and other authorities than psychiatry. The results indicate that informal coercion includes forms that are not obviously arranged in a hierarchy, and that its use is complex with a variety of pathways between different forms before treatment is accepted by the patient or compulsion is imposed.

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Different forms of informal coercion in psychiatry: a qualitative study

BMC Research Notes ◽

10.1186/s13104-019-4823-x ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Veikko Pelto-Piri ◽

Lars Kjellin ◽

Ulrika Hylén ◽

Emanuele Valenti ◽

Stefan Priebe

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Focus Group ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Focus Group Interviews ◽

Informal Coercion ◽

Group Interviews

Abstract Objectives The objective of the study was to investigate how mental health professionals describe and reflect upon different forms of informal coercion. Results In a deductive qualitative content analysis of focus group interviews, several examples of persuasion, interpersonal leverage, inducements, and threats were found. Persuasion was sometimes described as being more like a negotiation. Some participants worried about that the use of interpersonal leverage and inducements risked to pass into blackmail in some situations. In a following inductive analysis, three more categories of informal coercion was found: cheating, using a disciplinary style and referring to rules and routines. Participants also described situations of coercion from other stakeholders: relatives and other authorities than psychiatry. The results indicate that informal coercion includes forms that are not obviously arranged in a hierarchy, and that its use is complex with a variety of pathways between different forms before treatment is accepted by the patient or compulsion is imposed.

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How are speech sound disorders perceived among children? A qualitative content analysis of focus group interviews with 10–11-year-old children

Child Language Teaching and Therapy ◽

10.1177/0265659021995538 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 026565902199553

Author(s):

Camilla Nilsson ◽

Jill Nyberg ◽

Sofia Strömbergsson

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Focus Group ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Speech Sound ◽

Speech Sound Disorders ◽

Focus Group Interviews ◽

Language Varieties ◽

Speech Characteristics ◽

Animated Film ◽

Group Interviews

The aims of this study were to identify children’s reactions towards speech sound disorders (SSD) in other children and whether these reactions can be related to specific speech characteristics. Six audio samples, each containing minute-long resumes of short animated film by five children with SSDs and one child with typical speech (TS), aged 5–9 years, were played back to 17 10–11-year-olds, during four focus group interviews. The transcribed interviews underwent a qualitative content analysis. The analysis resulted in five identified main themes of listener reactions, concerning the experiences as a listener, the perspective of the speaker, as well as observations of speech characteristics. Reactions of empathy were expressed towards a perceived misalignment between speaker age and speech production proficiency. Awareness of peer reactions are clinically useful, for the understanding and acknowledgement of everyday contextual factors of children with SSDs, during planning and motivation of speech intervention. The children’s self-selected terminology may serve future quantitative investigations to further determine the boundaries of acceptability towards SSDs as well as towards non-standard sociolects or language varieties.

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Developing a Preliminary Definition and Domains of Flare in Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis (OA): Consensus Building of the Flare-in-OA OMERACT Group

The Journal of Rheumatology ◽

10.3899/jrheum.181085 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 46 (9) ◽

pp. 1188-1191 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Francis Guillemin ◽

Camille Ricatte ◽

Annica Barcenilla-Wong ◽

Amandine Schoumacker ◽

Marita Cross ◽

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Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Focus Group ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Hip Osteoarthritis ◽

Consensus Building ◽

Delphi Consensus ◽

Focus Group Interviews ◽

Link Type ◽

Group Interviews ◽

Definition Of

Flare in knee and hip osteoarthritis (OA) is more than just an exacerbation of pain. Unstructured, semistructured, and focus group interviews followed by Delphi surveys with patients and health professionals (HP) generated candidate domains of an OA flare. Content analysis of interviews with 29 patients and 16 HP extracted 180 statements, which were grouped into 9 clusters. Delphi consensus with 50 patients (Australia, Canada, and France) and 116 HP (17 countries on 4 continents) identified 5 flare domains: pain, swelling, stiffness, psychological aspects, and effect of symptoms. Elements for a preliminary definition of an OA flare are proposed. Registered at clinicaltrials.govNCT02892058.

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Indonesian clinical psychologists’ perceptions of complementary and alternative medicine research and knowledge: a content analysis study

The Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice ◽

10.1108/jmhtep-03-2018-0018 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

pp. 164-173 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Andrian Liem

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Alternative Medicine ◽

Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Clinical Psychologists ◽

Content Type ◽

Complementary And Alternative

Purpose As part of a nationwide research about knowledge, attitude, experiences and educational needs towards complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among Indonesian clinical psychologists (CPs), the purpose of this paper is to explore CPs’ perceptions of CAM research and their interest in learning CAM. Design/methodology/approach A link to an online survey was e-mailed to all 1,045 CPs across Indonesia. At the end of the survey, two open-ended questions were asked: “What do you think about CAM research in Indonesia?” and “Why are you interested in learning about CAM?”, which were responded to by 127 participants (87 per cent of females; Mage=36.67, SD=9.02). Participants’ responses were analysed using inductive qualitative content analysis. Findings It was found that two global themes for CPs’ perceptions of CAM were to improve participants’ professionalism and as part of continuing education and development for mental health professionals. The favourable responses in this study may reflect participants’ willingness to be involved in collaborative CAM research and education. Moreover, CAM was perceived as part of Indonesian culture and participants viewed CAM research and knowledge as a chance to promote Indonesian local wisdom to complement conventional psychotherapy. Research limitations/implications These findings might call for stakeholders to integrate CAM knowledge into psychology education, facilitate CAM research in psychology settings and encourage collaborative CAM research. However, self-selection bias may limit the findings of this study. Originality/value This study explored perceptions of CAM research and interest in learning CAM that have rarely been investigated among mental health professionals and particularly, until now, have not been investigated in Indonesia.

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Experiences of Stress – A Focus Group Interview Study Among Swedish Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Journal of School Nursing ◽

10.1177/10598405211071002 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 105984052110710

Author(s):

Moa Hörbo ◽

Camilla Johansson ◽

Tide Garnow ◽

Pernilla Garmy ◽

Eva-Lena Einberg

Keyword(s):

Content Analysis ◽

Focus Group ◽

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Focus Group Interview ◽

Qualitative Content Analysis ◽

Southern Sweden ◽

Focus Group Interviews ◽

Group Interviews ◽

And Performance ◽

Identity Changes

Adolescence can be a stressful period in life. The period contains challenges associated with the transition from childhood to adulthood (body changes, changes in interpersonal relationships, and identity changes). The aim was to investigate experiences of stress among adolescents in addition to stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Focus group interviews (n = 8) were conducted with girls (n = 22) and boys (n = 19) aged 13–15 in southern Sweden. The transcribed interviews were analyzed with qualitative content analysis. Analysis of the collected material resulted in two categories with four sub-categories each of which highlights adolescents’ experiences of stress. The results show that adolescents’ have a variety of experiences of stress, i.e., what they mean are the sources of stress and how stress is manifested. The adolescents experienced how stress was manifested both physically and emotionally. This affected both their sleep and performance. The adolescents reflected on both positive and negative manifestations of stress.

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Changing media representations of mental health

Psychiatric Bulletin ◽

10.1192/pb.21.3.171 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 171-172 ◽

Cited By ~ 32

Author(s):

G. Philo

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Illness ◽

Content Analysis ◽

Focus Group ◽

Media Coverage ◽

Media Representations ◽

Focus Group Interviews ◽

Public Beliefs ◽

Major Study ◽

Group Interviews

The Glasgow Media Group has published the first major study in this country on media coverage of mental health (Philo, 1996). This research examines both the content of press, television and films and how these relate to public beliefs about mental illness. It involved an extensive content analysis plus a series of focus group interviews. The results show clearly that ill-informed beliefs on, for example, the association of schizophrenia with violence can be traced directly to media accounts.

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Knowledge, Skills, and Support Needed by Teaching Personnel for Managing Challenging Situations with Pupils

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16193646 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (19) ◽

pp. 3646

Author(s):

Pihla Markkanen ◽

Minna Anttila ◽

Maritta Välimäki

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Professionals ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Positive Interactions ◽

Focus Group Interviews ◽

Behavioral Issues ◽

Factors Affecting ◽

Adequate Knowledge ◽

Group Interviews ◽

Teaching Personnel

It is not uncommon for teachers to face challenging behavioral issues in their classrooms, including disruptive, aggressive, or insulting behavior toward peers or adults. In this paper, we describe what knowledge, skills, and support is needed among teaching personnel to manage challenging situations with pupils. This study was carried out in one comprehensive school in Southwest Finland. Two focus group interviews were conducted with teaching personnel (schoolteachers and classroom assistants, N = 16). The participants also wrote short texts about challenging situations they had experienced. The qualitative data were analyzed with inductive content analysis. According to the results, the teaching personnel needed better knowledge about the factors affecting pupils’ behavior and about good practices to apply with pupils in challenging situations. Moreover, the personnel lacked the skills needed to anticipate and recognize pupils’ moods and signs of mental distress, and expressed the desire for support from mental health professionals. Teachers with adequate knowledge about the factors linked to behavioral issues are more capable of promoting environments conducive to positive interactions with their pupils, thereby limiting challenging situations. When developing education and support for teaching personnel, collaboration between education and mental health professionals is essential.

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Health Professionals’ Experiences with Treatment Engagement Among Immigrants with Co-occurring Substance Use- and Mental Health Disorders in Norway

Substance Abuse Research and Treatment ◽

10.1177/11782218211028667 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 ◽

pp. 117822182110286

Author(s):

Prabhjot Kour ◽

Lars Lien ◽

Bernadette Kumar ◽

Ole Martin Nordaunet ◽

Stian Biong ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Substance Use ◽

Focus Group ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Treatment Engagement ◽

Mental Health Disorders ◽

Focus Group Interviews ◽

Addiction Services ◽

Health Disorders ◽

Group Interviews

Immigrants face barriers in seeking and accessing mental health and addiction services. Health professionals are crucial in providing and promoting healthcare and it is important to understand their experiences in order to enhance the access of mental healthcare. The aim of this paper is to explore and describe health professionals’ experiences with treatment engagement among immigrants with co-occurring substance use disorders (SUD) and mental health disorders (MHD) in Norwegian mental health and addiction services. Within a collaborative approach, 3 focus group interviews were conducted with health professionals, who had provided various mental health and addiction care services to immigrants with co-occurring SUD and MHD. The focus group interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using systematic text condensation. The analysis resulted in 5 main categories: (1) difficulties due to language barriers, (2) difficulties due to lack of culturally competent services, (3) difficulties due to social factors, (4) being curious and flexible improves the user-provider relationship, and (5) increasing access to mental health and addiction services. This study provides an enhanced understanding of how health professionals’ experienced treatment engagement among immigrants with co-occurring SUD and MHD in the Norwegian context. Implications of the findings for clinical practice and future research are discussed.

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