Accessible Summary What is known on the subject Existing qualitative research has found
inpatient service users to experience seclusion as highly distressing, with feelings of …

In hospital settings, and especially in forensic psychiatric ones, restlessness, aggression,
and even violence are familiar issues to healthcare workers. Under these circumstances, the …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Seclusion involves isolating a patient in
a room away from other patients in order to contain aggressive behaviour, and it is used in …

Seclusion is used in forensic and general mental health settings to protect a person or
others from harm. However, seclusion can result in trauma‐related harm and re …

Accessible summary Seclusion in psychiatric inpatient care means confining service users
in a locked room. Service users and staff seem to have different opinions on the usefulness …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Nurses 'observation of patients in
seclusion is essential to ensure patient safety. Patient observation in seclusion assists …

Forensic mental health nursing is a complex role and there is a tension between maintaining
safety and promoting a therapeutic and patient centred approach. The use of restrictive …

Accessible summary The findings revealed that the patients perceived seclusion as an
intervention that is punitive and a means used by the staff to exert control. Patients perceived …

Accessible summary• Seclusion has become a contentious practice and, internationally,
initiatives have commenced to reduce or eliminate its use.• In forensic mental health …

A wide breadth of research has recognized that seclusion and restraint affects patients, staff,
and organizations alike. Therefore, it is essential to understand the viewpoints of all …