Moxham Lorna
a Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health , University of Wollongong , New South Wales , Australia.
J Prev Interv Community. 2016 Oct-Dec;44(4):247-257. doi: 10.1080/10852352.2016.1197720.
This article considers the relationship between where a person lives and who they live with and their mental health and well-being. In particular, this article considers the regional locale as an important factor in understanding the perspective of a person with lived experience of mental illness. This article questions the influential, yet somewhat narrow, argument that living in the community and in the family home is somehow better for people with mental illness. The arguments presented in this article illustrate that for some people with mental illness, the issues of stigma, autonomy, and lack of alternatives (choice) are just as prevalent for them now, living in the community, as when they lived in institutions. The assumption that place alone can redress the lack of choice and autonomy is unfounded.
本文探讨了一个人的居住地点、与谁同住及其心理健康和幸福之间的关系。具体而言，本文将地区环境视为理解有精神疾病生活经历者观点的一个重要因素。本文对一种有影响力但略显狭隘的观点提出质疑，即对于患有精神疾病的人来说，生活在社区和家中在某种程度上会更好。本文提出的观点表明，对于一些患有精神疾病的人来说，耻辱感、自主性以及缺乏选择（替代方案）等问题，在他们现在生活在社区时与生活在机构中时一样普遍。仅靠居住地点就能弥补选择和自主性缺失的假设是没有根据的。
