Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Mental health nursing in the UK and
other countries faces an acute workforce crisis. Safe staffing levels are called for, and in …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Restraint has negative psychological,
physical and relational consequences for mental health patients and staff. Restraint …

International efforts to minimize coercive practices include the US Six Core Strategies©(6
CS). This innovative approach has limited evidence of its effectiveness, with few robustly …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? There is emerging evidence
highlighting the counter therapeutic impact of the use of restraint and promoting the …

Restraint in mental health care has negative consequences, and guidelines/policies calling
for its reduction have emerged internationally. However, there is tension between reducing …

Background Physical restraint is a coercive intervention used to prevent individuals from
harming themselves or others. However, serious adverse effects have been reported …

Nurses play a crucial role in the implementation of restrictive practices such as seclusion
and restraint. Restrictive practices have been widely recognized as harmful practices and …

In Western society, policy and legislation seeks to minimize restrictive interventions,
including physical restraint; yet research suggests the use of such practices continues to …

Children with behavior problems are put in units with milieu therapy for the support and
guidance of a specialized health care team, supposedly experts in the care of children with …

Restrictive practices continue to be used in mental health care despite increasing
recognition of their harms and an international effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate their …