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 …

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• An extensive review of empirical literature (n= 39) on patient and staff
perceptions of seclusion in psychiatric inpatient settings was undertaken.• Patients …

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 …

The objective of this study was to gain a better understanding of the seclusion room
experiences of chronic psychiatric patients, the way in which they cope with their seclusion …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conduct a systematic search of the peer-reviewed
qualitative literature investigating the lived experience of seclusion for adults with mental …

Nurses in psychiatric settings have an important role to play in the application of seclusion, a
measure that continues to be a frequently used intervention for the management of …

Patients entering seclusion are typical-ly out of control, aggressive, and in a negative frame
of mind. Seclusion is believed to provide a contained, controlled setting for the person …

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

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