Tyas, Tri Hayuning and Good, Mary-Jo D. and Pratikno, Bambang and Subandi, M.A. and Marchira, Carla R. and Good, Byron J. (2024) Unlocking the mentally ill in Indonesia: An empirical study of the effectiveness of a “Bebas Pasung” program in Central Java. PLoS ONE, 19 (10 Oct): e0302190. ISSN 19326203
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Abstract
Background Locking or confinement of persons with severe mental illness has been common in Indonesia. In 2010, the Ministry of Health declared a policy that persons who were locked (pasung) should be unlocked or freed (bebas) from confinement and provided mental health services. This study is an empirical evaluation of the effectiveness of one Bebas Pasung program in Indonesia at two-year follow-up. Methods From medical records in Soerojo Mental Hospital, Magelang, Central Java, 114 persons with severe mental illness who had been unlocked, treated, and returned to the community from four districts served by the hospital were identified. At two-year follow-up, 62 caregivers were able to be contacted and willing to participate in a study. Data were collected from hospital records about condition of the patient at time of “unlocking” and at discharge, and primary caregivers were interviewed about the previous locking and care of the patient since return, as well as experiences of caregiving. Results We provide descriptive data concerning history of illness, reasons for locking, type of confinement, and care of the individual since return. 58 of those unlocked were men, 80 had diagnoses of schizophrenia, and mean age was 35. At follow-up, 24 of this sample had been re-locked; only 44 took medications regularly, including 33 of those re-locked and 47 of those not relocked. A majority cared for themselves, half were partially or fully productive, and the quality of life of family caregivers improved significantly since their family member was unlocked, treated, and returned home. Conclusions This program successfully unlocked, treated, and returned to their homes persons with severe mental illness living in pasung or restraints. Findings suggest such unlocking programs need to be linked more closely to community-based mental health and rehabilitation services, maintain care of the patient, and provide a path toward recovery. © 2024 Tyas et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | Cited by: 0 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Adult; Caregivers; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Indonesia; Male; Mental Disorders; Mental Health Services; Mentally Ill Persons; Middle Aged; Quality of Life; Quarantine; Schizophrenia; Young Adult; adult; caregiver; epidemiology; female; follow up; human; Indonesia; male; mental disease; mental health service; mental patient; middle aged; organization and management; psychology; quality of life; quarantine; schizophrenia; therapy; young adult |
Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology |
Divisions: | Faculty of Psychology |
Depositing User: | Yulistiarini Kumaraningrum KUMARANINGRUM |
Date Deposited: | 04 Dec 2024 01:57 |
Last Modified: | 04 Dec 2024 01:57 |
URI: | https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/10643 |