A Brief Case Management Intervention for People Involuntarily Admitted to a Psychiatric Hospital

Supporting People Involuntarily Admitted to a Psychiatric Hospital Through a Brief Case Management Intervention That Promotes Personal Recovery and Reduces the Negative Effects of Coercion: a Pilot Study

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether a brief case management intervention aimed at promoting personal recovery and reducing the negative effects of coercion among people involuntarily admitted to a psychiatric hospital would be well accepted by them, practically feasible and useful. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Is the case management intervention acceptable and feasible?
• What are the preliminary effects of the case management intervention on patients' personal recovery and its sub-dimensions, as well as on their level of perceived coercion and their global satisfaction with hospital care?

Participants will be asked to take part in:

• the five sessions of the case management intervention;
• two evaluation sessions (pre and post-intervention);
• a final in-depth semi-structured interview (optional).

Inclusion Criteria:

• To have been involuntarily admitted by a medical doctor
• To be aged between 18 and 65 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients unable to provide written consent due to a lack of discernment
• Patients unable to speak French well enough to participate in the study without the help of an interpreter