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The purpose of this paper is to explore the perceptions of staff members working in a psychiatric therapeutic community in relation to ideas of “madness” and “chaos”.Design/methodology/approachThe paper is a qualitative study based on oral history group witness seminars.FindingsThe findings indicate that many of the participants experienced working in a therapeutic community as both exciting and unsettling; some found themselves questioning their own mental health at the time. Despite a sense of “madness” and chaos in the life of the community, there was also a feeling that it provided a containing environment for some very disturbed patients.Originality/valueThis study is unusual in drawing upon staff member’s perceptions of their own relationship to “madness” in response to being involved in the life of a therapeutic community.
Therapeutic Communities The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities – Emerald Publishing
Published: Apr 23, 2019
Keywords: Qualitative research; Therapeutic communities; TC history; Madness; Mental health continuum; Staff perceptions
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