@article{ref1,
title="A brief breathing space: experiences of brief admission by self-referral for self-harming and suicidal individuals with a history of extensive psychiatric inpatient care",
journal="Issues in mental health nursing",
year="2020",
author="Lindkvist, Rose-Marie and Westling, Sofie and Liljedahl, Sophie I. and Landgren, Kajsa",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Individuals with severe self-harm and experiences of lengthy psychiatric admissions often have complex mental health conditions and are at risk of suicide. In this qualitative study, self-harming individuals with >180 days of psychiatric admission over 12 months shared their experiences of Brief Admission (BA), a standardized crisis-management intervention encouraging self-admission and autonomy. Phenomenological hermeneutic analysis formulated BA as a worthy respite, replacing an old system of having to prove need 'in blood' or wait and get worse. Successes and struggles in early help-seeking, interpreted in the light of human rights and person-centered care, suggested that individual development of autonomy depended on perceived focus on recovery and compassion. Future research may consider ethical and health-economic aspects of BA in a broader perspective.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0161-2840",
doi="10.1080/01612840.2020.1789787",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2020.1789787"
}