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Issues Ment Health Nurs
; 44(9): 816-824, 2023 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37607315
ABSTRACT
People in Sweden who commit at least one crime and suffer from a severe mental disorder can be sentenced to forensic psychiatric care. The aim of this study was to describe and gain a greater understanding of the female patients' experiences of their life situation while being cared for in forensic psychiatric care. Interviews with 15 women were conducted and analyzed with a phenomenological hermeneutical method. The results showed the care and the care environment to be dualistic. The women had to be aware that a close neighbor could also be an enemy. They received care in an environment that was unknown, frightening but at the same time a place where they felt secure, and which was predictable.