The purpose of this study is to examine people with substance abuse and their experiences of compulsory care. The reason for this is that there can be an increased vulnerability for the individual with addiction. Health and social aspects affect the individual due to addiction. Compulsory care can seem like a deprivation of liberty to the individual. It is an action to be taken as a last resort. However, research has shown that individuals are at higher risk of being re-institutionalized due to various factors, hence the purpose of the study. A literature study was performed in which 10 qualitative articles were analyzed. The result of the analysis was that the individual may feel that compulsory care is offensive in various ways. This is partly due to lack of integrity, but the individual also experiences stigma because of compulsory care. On the other hand, there are views that compulsory care is necessary because the individual's addiction problem is so serious. Overall, there is a great deal of guilt and shame for the individual. The individual can therefore experience social exclusion and lack of community. This leads to individuals relapsing. A large part of the reason is because the individual ends up in the same pattern and context as the time before compulsory care. This may be the reason why the individual has a higher risk of being put under compulsory care again. Thus, preventive measures may be necessary for the individual. There may be a need for a comprehensive effort for individuals with substance abuse.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-50107 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Wallin, Cecilia |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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