“Don’t speak about us without us": design considerations and recommendations for inpatient mental health environments for children and adolescents

dc.contributor.authorTapak, Dana
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeClose, Susan (Interior Design), Kandrack, Mary-Anne (Sociology)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorChalmers, Lynn (Interior Design)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-04T17:01:30Z
dc.date.available2012-04-04T17:01:30Z
dc.date.issued2012-04-04
dc.degree.disciplineInterior Designen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Interior Design (M.I.D.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis explores the relationship between inpatient mental health environments and children and adolescents. Research was conducted by way of observation, questionnaires, interviews, and reading floor plans, partnering with two hospitals in Ontario that offered inpatient child and adolescent mental health services. The primary goal of this study was to develop considerations and recommendations that inform design decisions. I set out to gather the opinions and insights of children and adolescents who were inpatients in these facilities. The staff were also interviewed to capture their views on the role that the physical environment can play in supporting and enabling them to do their best work. The research provided a portal into a complex and sensitive area of study, and offered insights into the experiences and preferences of the children and adolescents. Their perspectives and stories contributed significantly to the knowledge gained in this exploration.en_US
dc.description.noteMay 2012en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/5251
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectInterior Designen_US
dc.subjectmental healthen_US
dc.subjectenvironmentsen_US
dc.title“Don’t speak about us without us": design considerations and recommendations for inpatient mental health environments for children and adolescentsen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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