Violent encounters in psychiatric care: a phenomenological study of embodied caring knowledge

Violent encounters in psychiatric care : a phenomenological study of embodied caring knowledge

This article focuses on encounters that become violent, a problem in health care that has been the issue of many debates but is still not fully understood. Violent encounters refer to events where the patient expresses an aggressive and hostile attitude toward the caregiver. This study is part of a bigger project that aims to elucidate violent encounters from the caregivers' as well as the patients' perspectives. The purpose of this particular study was to describe the essence of violent encounters from the caregivers' perspective. Guided by a phenomenological method, data were analyzed within a reflective lifeworld approach. The essence of a violent encounter between caregivers and patients, as experienced by the caregivers, is a critical moment characterized by a tension between presence and distance, a moment where everything is happening at the same time. There are important meaning differences in relation to the violent encounter being viewed as positive rather than negative, based on the caregivers' ability to be present and their capacity in these trying situations to manage their fear. The findings also make explicit the particular knowledge that is needed for the caregiver to manage the threat of violence in a creative way.

Dahlberg, Karin (author)
Drew, N (author)
Nyström, MariaHögskolan i Borås,Institutionen för Vårdvetenskap(Swepub:hb)mnp (author)
Högskolan i BoråsInstitutionen för Vårdvetenskap (creator_code:org_t)

In:Issues in Mental Health Nursing: Informa Healthcare25:2, s. 191-2170161-28401096-4673

By the author/editor: Carlsson, Gunill ...; Dahlberg, Karin; Drew, N; Nyström, Maria

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