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标题：‘Behind This Wall’ – Experiences of Seclusion on Locked Wards for Women
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作者：Rebecca Fish
期刊名称：Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
电子版ISSN：1745-3011
出版年度：2018
卷号：20
期号：1
页码：139-151
DOI：10.16993/sjdr.59
摘要：Aim: To more fully understand the experiences of seclusion in a learning disability service for women.Background: This paper reports on one of the analytical themes, seclusion, from an ethnographic study exploring the lives of learning disabled women on locked wards.Method: Participant observation was used on three locked wards for women in a learning disability secure (forensic) unit in the United Kingdom. Themes from the analysis of field-notes were used to construct an interview schedule. Sixteen detained women and ten staff participated in interviews.Results: The thematic analysis produced four areas of relevance: the seclusion room environment, reasons for using seclusion, termination of seclusion and alternatives to seclusion.Conclusion: Detained women’s descriptions of seclusion portrayed a bewildering, distressing experience which violated their privacy. Alternative practices such as providing a space for anger and resolve, and time for discussion with staff were identified.
关键词：Seclusion; ethnography; women; challenging behaviour; forensic mental health; institutions;