Ajala, Nifemi;
(2021)
An exploration of Black carers' experiences of their relative/loved one's detention under the Mental Health Act.
Doctoral thesis (D.Clin.Psy), UCL.
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Abstract
Aims: Compulsory admission can have a devastating impact on the service-user and their families. Black people continue to be disproportionately detained under the Mental Health Act; however, little is known about the impact of this on their support network. With greater emphasis now on involving carers in the treatment of service-users, it is therefore important to consider their views to inform service development. This study aims to understand the experiences of Black carers, when their loved one has been detained under the Mental Health Act. Method: Ten Black carers of African and Caribbean heritage were recruited online from non-NHS carer organisations across the UK. Semi-structured interviews were conducted online as well as demographic details and the Brief Experience of Caregiving Inventory (BECI) for descriptive purposes. Interview transcripts were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Results: Five superordinate themes emerged. Black carers reported that the compulsory detention of their loved was traumatic. They were fearful about how services would treat their loved one and felt let down and unappreciated by health professionals. Black carers valued attending carer groups and relied on their faith for coping. The subjective experience of racism was felt by some Black carers, but it was difficult to articulate. Conclusions: Compulsory detention of a loved one, is a traumatic and frightening experience for Black carers. Clinical implications include the need for trauma-focussed interventions and services working in partnership with Black carers.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Qualification: | D.Clin.Psy |
| Title: | An exploration of Black carers' experiences of their relative/loved one's detention under the Mental Health Act |
| Event: | UCL |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2021. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10139255 |
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