Receiving a gift and feeling robbed : a phenomenological study on parents’ experiences of Brief Admissions for teenagers who self-harm at risk for suicide
Background: Brief Admission by self-referral is a preventive intervention here intended for individuals who recurrently self-harm and have a history of contact with emergency psychiatric services. Individuals with access to Brief Admission are empowered to self-admit to inpatient care for up to three days per stay and are encouraged to do so before experiencing crisis. Brief Admission was implemen
