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- Title
SHARED-EXPERIENCE GROUPS IN A HIGH-SECURE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL.
- Authors
Daniels, Hannah; Skinner, Deborah; Todd, Sarah
- Abstract
This study explores the benefits of shared-experience groups from a service user’s perspective, in a UK high-secure forensic mental health environment. Shared-experience groups have proved beneficial to treatment outcomes, however little research has investigated this in forensic settings. A qualitative design was adopted with a sample comprising seven men who had participated in a mental health awareness course. They attended a focus group to share their experiences, which were recorded and anonymised. Thematic and saliency analysis identified three main themes: relating to others; increased understanding of mental health; and hope. These were all judged to be beneficial by participants. The findings support the use of shared-experience groups in a forensic mental health population.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; EXPERIENCE; FOCUS groups; FORENSIC psychiatry; HOPE; INTERPERSONAL relations; MENTAL health services; MENTAL illness; PSYCHIATRIC hospitals; PSYCHOTHERAPY patients; REFLECTION (Philosophy); RESEARCH; SUPPORT groups; SELF-perception; QUALITATIVE research; THEMATIC analysis; RETROSPECTIVE studies; ATTITUDES toward mental illness
- Publication
Mental Health Practice, 2014, Vol 18, Issue 4, p14
- ISSN
1465-8720
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7748/mhp.18.4.14.e947