Seclusion for escalating behavior in psychiatric patients has been a controversial
intervention over the past 3 decades. The current study investigated the experience of …

The appropriate treatment of mentally unwell, aggressive patients has challenged psychiatry
for centuries. Seclusion is practiced worldwide, but concerns remain regarding its …

PURPOSE: This study explored psychiatric inpatients' experiences of, and their suggestions
for, improvement of seclusion/restraint, and alternatives to their use in Finland. METHODS …

Objectives: This paper investigates the perceptions and experience of patients and staff on
the use of seclusion in psychiatric services. Method: A purpose designed questionnaire was …

Background Seclusion rooms have been used in psychiatry as a treatment modality for the
physical management of patients since antiquity (McCoy, 1983; Wells, 1972). The Greeks …

Patients' perceptions of seclusion: a qualitative investigation Twelve patients receiving acute
in‐patient psychiatric care in Queensland, Australia, participated in semi‐structured …

Seclusion continues to be used within mental health, and some would argue that it is an
abuse of the individual (Pilette, 1978; Sallah, 1992). Yet just because the feelings …

istorically, seclusion has not only been an accepted treatment in psychiatric settings, but has
been relied on heavily for managing out-of-control patients. In 1946, prior to the advent of …

The objective of this study is to provide new knowledge and understanding of the decision
making used throughout the seclusion process. Seven mental health nurses and one doctor …

In a study of psychiatric inpatients' perceptions of the seclusion-room experience, 52
voluntarily admitted adult patients in a state hospital were interviewed within 3 days of the …