ArticleJournal of clinical psychology2026
"It Was a Very Pleasant Surprise": Exploring Public Safety Service Users' Experiences With Inpatient Mental Health Treatment and Recovery.
Article in Journal of clinical psychology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
objectivesMental health service users are responsible and autonomous individuals who can comprehend their own illness and recovery and therefore engage healthcare professionals in their care. Studies have demonstrated how service users feel more dignified, safe, and respected during mental health treatment when they are listened to by their caregivers and included in treatment decision-making. The physical space and design of mental health facilities, as well as the approach to care and treatment, have been found to have positive implications for service users' treatment and recovery, both in contemporary and historical settings. Thus, understanding service user perspectives is necessary because these experiences may shed light on best treatment practices.
methodsThe current study engages interview data produced by public safety professionals-who are often exposed throughout the course of their service and duties to potentially psychologically traumatic events-who were receiving inpatient care for trauma and, in some circumstances, substance misuse at Edgewood Health Network's Guardians Gateway facility. Framed through the sociology of mental health literature, we qualitatively explore how these service users experienced the physical and psychological aspects of the treatment space.
resultsWe found their experiences of recovery at this facility led to new conceptions of mental health treatment, including overcoming stigma, personal growth, and encouragement to try new activities and programs tailored to their individualized mental health needs.
conclusionWe discuss how their lived experiences provide novel insights into best care practices for public safety personnel in Canada.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.