Objective: The aim of this review is to examine the literature on professional containment
methods, to draw attention to this important topic concerning which relevant research …

One of the international objectives in psychiatric care is reducing the use of coercion.
Containment methods are meant to keep patients safe, yet usually include coercion. Nurses …

Aims and objective The aim of this study was to determine nurses' attitudes towards
professional containment methods and to explore the relationship between those attitudes …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Seclusion and restraint still regularly
occur within inpatient mental health services. The Council of Europe requires the …

The use of physical and mechanical restraints in mental health services in Greece arise
many ethical and practical issues. The justification of the use of such procedures is rather …

Objectives: This study was carried out to determine nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and
practices regarding the use of physical restraint in psychiatric settings. Methods: This …

Seclusion and restraint continue to be used across psychiatric inpatient and emergency
settings, despite calls for elimination and demonstrated efficacy of reduction initiatives. This …

BACKGROUND: Disturbed psychiatric inpatients are managed using a range of containment
measures (eg seclusion, mechanical restraint) whose use differs by country. Little is known …

BACKGROUND: One common characteristic of mental health facilities is the violence and
aggression that most patients exhibit. Such characteristics threaten the safety of the patients …

A questionnaire-based study examining the experiences and attitudes of staff to restraint
and seclusion in a Norwegian university psychiatric hospital demonstrated that a majority of …