TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - What is the Lived Experience of Being Discharged From a Psychiatric Inpatient Stay?
JO  - Community mental health journal
A1  - Redding, Anna
A1  - Maguire, Nick
A1  - Johnson, George
A1  - Maguire, Tess
SP  - 568
EP  - 577
VL  - 53
IS  - 5
N2  - 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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0010-3853
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-017-0092-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -