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Caring through Discipline? Analyzing House Rules in Community Mental Health Services in Norway
Alain ToporInger Beate LarsenAnders Johan W. Andersensubject
030506 rehabilitationPublic housingbusiness.industrymedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciences050301 educationPublic relationsMental healthPeer review03 medical and health sciencesNursingSheltered housingContent analysisNormalization (sociology)MedicineIdeology0305 other medical sciencebusiness0503 educationRecreationGeneral Psychologymedia_commondescription
In Scandinavian countries, public housing and recreation programs for people suffering from mental health or substance abuse problems emphasize normalization of life and participation in a normal social life. The theoretical approach taken by community health care services has been de-institutionalization. To study if and how this movement from patient to fully participating citizen was reflected in these new institutions, written house rules in sheltered housing and day centers for adults were collected and analyzed by content analysis. The findings show that the formal language represents the voice of professionals, while the content pertained to regulation of the service user’s daily life. House rules mostly mediate an image of the service user as a person in need of being controlled, and the ideological practices of hospital-managed care seem to be maintained.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-09 |