Background: Involuntary admission and treatment experiences may affect the attitude of patients toward subsequent treatment and further outcomes. This issue has received relatively less research attention in persons with schizophrenia from developing countries.
Methodology: In this hospital based prospective observational study, involuntary admission, treatment and coercion experiences among 76 persons with schizophrenia, admitted under special circumstances of Mental Health Act -1987 were studied. Demographic, clinical and assessments related to coercion experiences were completed within 3days of admission. In 67 subjects, a reassessment was done just before discharge.
Results: Mean (SD) age was 33.1 (±11.5) years, 47.8% (n=32) were males and 32.8% (n=22) were married. 92.5% (n=62) had absent insight at admission. Mean CGI Severity score at admission was 6.27 (±0.53). Mean (SD) score on MacArthur Perceived Coercion Scale at admission was 4.04 (±1.61). This reduced to 2.43(±1.91) [p<0.001]. This reduction correlated significantly with improvements in global functioning (r=-0.40, p <0.001), insight level(r=0.26, p<0.001) and as well as symptom severity(r=0.36, p<0.001). At discharge, 70% (n=47) patients reported that their involuntary admission was justified.
Conclusion: Perceived coercion in schizophrenia though common clinical phenomena, it is a dynamic state which reduces over course of treatment. At Discharge, majority reported that their admission was justified, even though they were admitted involuntarily. The study underlines the need for a standardized rule of conduct based coercive practice in psychiatry.
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