Parental experience of son's involuntary admisison
Research type
Research Study
Full title
“What are the Experiences of Parents Following the Involuntary Admission of Their Adult Son to a Forensic Mental Health Service?”
IRAS ID
274647
Contact name
Nataliya Chemerynska
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Coventry University
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 7 months, 7 days
Research summary
This qualitative study aims to examine the parental lived experience of the involuntary admission of their adult son to forensic mental health service. Parents will be recruited from NHS forensic services and the Quality Network for Forensic Mental Health Services (QNFMHS) service user group. Other NHS sites and non-NHS organisations will be approached at a later date if more participants are required for this study. Parental experience will be explored via individual semi-structured interviews. Interviews will be conducted remotely via telephone or videoconferencing platforms. An interview schedule has been developed to guide the interview process. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis will be utilised to analyse interview data.
REC name
Wales REC 6
REC reference
20/WA/0224
Date of REC Opinion
18 Aug 2020
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion