Women's Experiences in Psychiatric and Forensic Units: An Integrative Review

54 articles were analyzed for an integrative review exploring women's experiences in psychiatric and forensic units. The review, authored by A. Lessard and last updated in June 2026, employs an intersectional approach and lived experience knowledge. It identifies themes related to gender-based violence, trauma, reproductive care, and institutional responses.

Use Cases

• Analyze themes of gender-based violence and coercion based on the review's findings.
• Study systemic and interpersonal barriers to safe care for women based on the described thematic analysis.
• Identify potential initiatives to counter institutional gender violence based on the 'paths forward' theme.

Strengths

• The review is based on 54 articles sourced from six databases and grey literature.
• It employs a thematic analysis with an explicit intersectional approach and lived experience framework.
• The dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 23.6 KB document; its scope is limited to the review's text and does not contain raw research data.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

A. Lessard

Collection Method

Integrative literature review employing thematic analysis.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 04:30:26; freshness should be verified.