Bringing  to Swift's Asylum: a psychiatric hospital perspective.

Malone, Kevin M; Cleary, Eimear; Kelleher, Cecily C; Jefferies, Janis; Lane, Abbie; Lucey, James V; McGuiness, Seamus

Bringing to Swift's Asylum: a psychiatric hospital perspective.

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Malone, Kevin M

Cleary, Eimear

Kelleher, Cecily C

Jefferies, Janis

Lane, Abbie

Lucey, James V

McGuiness, Seamus

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2021-12-20

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Journal Article

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en

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Mental Illness , Psychiatric Hospitalization , Psychoeducation , Stigma , Suicidal Ideation

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Few "interventions" around suicide and stigma have reached into psychiatric institutions. is a science-arts approach to addressing suicide and stigma, informed by a psychobiographical and visual arts autopsy. The resulting artworks and mediated exhibition ( ), has facilitated dialogue, response and public action around stigma-reduction, consistent with a community intervention. Recent evidence from moved us to consider how it may situate within a psychiatric hospital. manifested in St. Patrick's University Hospital (Ireland's oldest and largest psychiatric hospital) in November 2017. A mixed-methods approach was used to evaluate the exhibition as a potential intervention to address stigma around suicide, with quantitative and qualitative data collected via written questionnaire and oral data collected via video documentation. Bereavement support was available. A Clinician and an artist also provided independent evaluation. 86 participants engaged with the exhibition, with 68 completing questionnaire data. Audiences included service users, policy makers, health professionals, senior hospital administrators and members of the public. 62% of participants who completed questionnaires were suicide-bereaved; 46% had experienced a mental health difficulty, and 35% had been suicidal in the past. 91% thought could be of benefit in the aftermath of a suicide death. Half of participants thought could help reduce suicidal feelings, whereas 88% thought it could benefit those with Mental Health difficulties. The emotional response was of a visceral nature, including fear, anger, sadness, disgust and anxiety. sits comfortably in discomfort, unafraid to call out the home-truths about stigma and its pervasive and pernicious impact, and with restoring identity at its core. can operate within a psychiatric hospital, as well as in community. The challenge is to move it forward for greater exposure and impacts in at-risk communities.

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Malone, K. M., Cleary, E., Kelleher, C. C., Jefferies, J., Lane, A., Lucey, J. V., & McGuiness, S. (2021). Bringing Lived Lives to Swift's Asylum: a psychiatric hospital perspective. Wellcome open research, 6, 85. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15588.2

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6

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https://repository.stpatricks.ie/handle/123456789/96

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35425863

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2398-502X

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