Challenges of intergrating mental health care users into the community after discharge from a psychiatric institution: The case of Fort Beaufort, Raymond Mhlaba sub-district, South Africa.
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2018
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University of Fort Hare
Abstract
The purpose of the study was to examine the factors contributing to the inability to integrate discharged mental health care users into the community of Fort Beaufort in the Raymond Mhlaba Sub-District. Mental illness is highly stigmatized and there is low public awareness on the intricacies of mental illness amongst the communities. Mentally ill people are destitute and struggle to find employment and the relations between the users and their families are tense. A phenomenological approach was used to capture the lived experiences of the
study participants. An explorative, descriptive research design was used to explore the challenges encountered by mental health care users with regard to their integration into the community. A qualitative research approach was deemed most appropriate for fostering an in-depth understanding of the challenges faced by mental health care users and the meaning attached to such experiences in relation to the integration in the community. Data was collected using an unstructured interview guide. Interviews were audio-taped and transcribed verbatim19 participants participated in the study.
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Psychiatric hospital, Mental Health
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Tom,Y.N.Challenges of intergrating mental health care users into the community after discharge from a psychiatric institution: The case of Fort Beaufort, Raymond Mhlaba sub-district, South Africa.Alice.University of Fort Hare.