Gender and intersecting vulnerabilities on the mental health unit
Rethinking the dilemma
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15519587 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Morton (0000-0002-6401-7413, University of Otago, corresponding author), Elizabeth Kathleen Morton, Mckenzie (0000-0002-1811-0211, University of Otago), Sarah K Mckenzie, Amy Cooper (0000-0003-0661-6044), Susanna Every‐Palmer (0000-0001-6455-9741, University of Otago), Susanna Every-Palmer, Gabrielle Lisa Simone Jenkin (University of Otago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Pages | 940130-940130 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.940130 |
| PMID | 36226107 |
| OpenAlex | W4297154648 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 67 |
While findings emphasize the need for safe places for vulnerable people, trauma-informed care, access to staff who "understand," and recreation that is meaningful to the individual, we question if the dilemma of gender-separation vs. gender-mixing is an outmoded design consideration. Instead, we argue that a flexible, person-centered approach to provision of care, which values autonomy, privacy, and safety as defined by each service user, and that promotes choice-making, obviates a model where gender accommodations are fore. We found that a gender-exclusive narrative of vulnerability understates the role of other identifiers in dynamics of risk and vulnerability, including age, physicality, past violence, trauma history, mental unwellness, and substance use. We conclude gender need not be a central factor in decisions around design of prospective built unit environments or in occupational and clinical decisions. Instead, we suggest flexible spatial layouts that accommodate multiple vulnerabilities
Dilemma · Epistemology · Mental health · Mental illness · Psychiatry · Unit (ring theory · Child Abuse and Trauma · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |