Citation

Redding A, Maguire N, Johnson G, Maguire T. Community Ment. Health J. 2017; 53(5): 568-577.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10597-017-0092-0

PMID

28150079

Abstract

Psychiatric patients encounter many difficulties post-discharge reflected by quantitative data such as high suicide rates within the first 3 months. However, little is known about why discharge is so difficult. This article aimed to understand the lived experience of being discharged from a psychiatric unit. Eight participants were interviewed to explore their experiences of discharge. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to analyse data. Four superordinate themes emerged: leaving hospital; the outside world; the journey to health; and self-identity/beliefs. Clinical implications and suggestions for further research are discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Adult; Aged; Female; Male; Middle Aged; Self Concept; Suicide; Interviews as Topic; Lived experience; Patient Discharge; Psychiatric Department, Hospital; Mental Disorders; Inpatient; Mental health and illness; Discharge planning; Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA)