The experience of long-stay patients in a forensic psychiatric hospital in China: a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Shaoling Zhong (Author), Huijuan Guo (Author), Yuanyuan Wang (Author), Stephanie Cook (Author), Yanan Chen (Author), Chenyuli Luo (Author), Ke Peng (Author), Fanglan Wang (Author), Xiaoxi Liang (Author), Hui Chen (Author), Qiguang Li (Author), Jiansong Zhou (Author), Xiaoping Wang (Author), Runsen Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Long stay in forensic psychiatric hospitals is common in patients who are defined as "not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder". However, little is known about how these patients experience and perceive the long stay within these settings. The aim of thi...