Patients’ perspectives on the experience of absconding from a psychiatric hospital: a qualitative study

Patients’ perspectives on the experience of absconding from a psychiatric hospital: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Absconding (i.e., escaping) is common among patients with mental illness admitted to psychiatric hospitals. Patients use various strategies to make absconding successful due to the experiences faced during admission. We conducted a study to identify patients’ perspectives on the...

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Main Authors: Mark Mohan Kaggwa, Anita Acai, Godfrey Zari Rukundo, Sheila Harms, Scholastic Ashaba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Mental illness
Psychiatric hospitals
Stigma
Caregivers
Absconding
Infantilization
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03382-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03382-0

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