A day in the psychiatric inpatient unit

We present the story of what could be the experience of a hospitalized person in whatever psychiatric unit. The data are generated by non-participant observation and care experience of the authors. The protagonist person is involuntarily admitted in a psychiatric acute unit; he has received the diag...

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Main Authors: Antonio Rafael Moreno-Poyato (Author), Pilar Montesó-Curto (Author), Raquel Suárez-Pérez (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Universidad de Alicante, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:We present the story of what could be the experience of a hospitalized person in whatever psychiatric unit. The data are generated by non-participant observation and care experience of the authors. The protagonist person is involuntarily admitted in a psychiatric acute unit; he has received the diagnostic label of psychosis by the "system". Through his eyes, the authors reflect about perceptions and experiences that happen him in relation to the daily workings of the hospital, and of course with the care received by nurses in the unit.
Item Description:1699-6003
10.14198/cuid.2015.42.03