The ward as emotional ecology: Adolescent experiences of managing mental health and distress in psychiatric inpatient settings

Paula Reavey; Jason Poole; Richard Corrigall; Toby Zundel; Sarah Byford; Mandy Sarhane; Eric Taylor; John Ivens; Dennis Ougrin

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.05.008

The ward as emotional ecology: Adolescent experiences of managing mental health and distress in psychiatric inpatient settings

Paula Reavey^*, Jason Poole, Richard Corrigall, Toby Zundel, Sarah Byford, Mandy Sarhane, Eric Taylor, John Ivens, Dennis Ougrin

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Previous research on young people's satisfaction of inpatient services has often relied on the responses of carers and relevant practitioners. It is difficult to ascertain to what extent such reporting accurately represents the satisfaction levels of young people, with emerging research suggesting wide discrepancies. As part of a wider study evaluating the effectiveness of a Supported Discharge Service (SDS) operating within South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, this paper examines how young people experience inpatient services, on a social and emotional level. Twenty young people, (10 SDS and 10 TAU) participated in a semi-structured visual-interview study to examine their experiences of admission, ward-life and treatment. A thematic decomposition analysis was conducted on the data and specific themes relevant to satisfaction and engagement with inpatient services was examined in-depth. These include a) Behavioural surveillance as care surrogate and b) Managing the delicate emotional ecology of the ward: openness, triggering, sterility and relational engagements. Finally, we explore some of the implications of these inpatient experiences for supported discharge services.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	210-218
Number of pages	9
Journal	Health & place
Volume	46
Early online date	26 May 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.05.008
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2017

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