From: Aceh Free Pasung: Releasing the mentally ill from physical restraint
 | Number/years | Percent/range |
---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â |
   Male | 52 | 88.1% |
   Female | 7 | 11.9% |
Age: mean (range) years | 34.9 years | 18-68 years |
   Education |  |  |
   No formal education | 3 | 5.1% |
   Attended primary school | 29 | 49.2% |
   Attended junior high school | 15 | 25.4% |
   Attended senior high school | 12 | 20.3% |
Pasung initiated by family | 51 | 86.4% |
Violence/dangerousness given as main reason for pasung | 47 | 79.7% |
Duration of pasung: mean (range) | 4.0 years | <1-20 years |
Duration of illness: mean (range) | 11.3 years | 1-38 years |
Mode of referral to hospital | Â | Â |
   Brought to hospital by family | 21 | 35.6% |
   Referred by community mental health nurses inprimary health centre | 17 | 28.8% |
   Hospital Free Aceh Pasung team | 20 | 33.9% |
   Referred by police | 1 | 1.7% |
Diagnosis of schizophrenia | Â | 89.8% |
   Schizophrenia, paranoid | 53 | 89.8% |
   Schizophrenia, undifferentiated | 3 | 5.1% |
   Schizoaffective Disorder | 1 | 1.7% |
   Bipolar Affective Disorder | 1 | 1.7% |
   Cannabis-induced Psychotic Disorder | 1 | 1.7% |
Previous psychiatric treatment | 47 | 79.7% |
   Payment of hospital treatment costs |  |  |
   Jaminan Kesehatan Aceh/Aceh Health Insurance | 24 | 40.7% |
   Jamkesmas (Jaminan Kesehatan Masyarakat/Community Health Security | 34 | 57.6% |
   "Poor identification letter" | 1 | 1.7% |