Psychiatric nurses' thoughts and feelings about restraint use: a decision dilemma Patients
continue to be physically restrained in psychiatric in‐patient units. Studies concerned with …

The use of seclusion and restraint in the treatment of mentally ill patients is a highly
controversial and potentially dangerous practice. A group of direct care psychiatric nurses in …

This qualitative study explored the experiences and feelings of psychiatric inpatients
concerning their first encounter with physical restraint. Its purpose was to determine whether …

This quantitative research study hypothesized that the numbers of restraint and seclusion
incidents have decreased since the new regulations were imposed by the Health Care …

The national initiative to decrease the use of seclusion and restraint in psychiatric inpatient
settings requires innovative methods to facilitate the processes of consumer self …

The use of seclusion or seclusion and restraints (S/SR) my affect patients negatively, even if
controlling their behavior in the short run, by placing them in the “victim” role and fostering a …

The executive‐level witnessing and review of restraint events has been identified as a key
strategy for restraint minimization. In the present study, we examined the changes in restraint …

AimsTo assess the impact of a changed ward environment upon levels of inpatient arousal
and aggression on a National Health Service psychiatric intensive care unit. MethodA …

The physical restraint of a disturbed person is a subject constant of psychiatry and is a
challenge that particularly faces nurses working in acute inpatient settings. While other …

OBJECTIVE: To examine factors associated with physical restraint in psychiatric emergency
rooms. METHOD: We extracted variables likely to predict use of physical restraints from a …