'First and foremost a human being …': user perspectives on mental health services from 50 mentally disordered offenders.

CONCLUSION: When asked what it is like to be a forensic patient, the informants underline that despite severe mental illness, social marginalization as well as various criminal records they are still, first and foremost, human beings. However, they often feel dehumanized and monstrous. PMID: 30261792 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Nordic Journal of Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Nord J Psychiatry Source Type: research