Milieu, therapeutic environment consists of a scientific structuring of the environment in order to effect behavioural changes and to improve the individual's psychological health and functioning4. If people are to return to a positive level of functioning they must be immersed in as much lifestyle as practicably possible.
So it is very important to provide a therapeutic milieu for the clients with mental illness. And the health team members should know how much the clients are satisfied with the milieu. In this perspective, the present study has been conducted to assess the level of satisfaction of the patients regarding new milieu therapy provided by the health team in a selected psychiatric hospital at Mangalore.The main objective of this study is to evaluate the patient's level of satisfaction after the introduction of a structured new milieu therapy and compare the patient's level of satisfaction with the existing and new milieu. And also to determine the association between the baseline data of the patients and the satisfaction score. A one group pre test post test design using an evaluative approach was used to collect data using purposive sampling.
The results indicates that the client's with mental illness were more satisfied with new milieu than the existing milieu. It was observed that the clients were motivated and interested to participate in the sessions. It has given the investigator a new venue to understand the value of milieu and also widen her knowledge and experience on milieu therapy.
New Milieu Therapy Techniques, Clients With Mental Illness, Patient's Level Of Satisfaction
