Brief face‐to‐face interviews took place with 64 mental health nurses working within one
National Health Service Trust about their education and training regarding seclusion …

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 …

Seclusion is now widely recognized as a coercive strategy with negative consequences for
the consumers and staff involved. Nevertheless, this intervention continues to be used …

This study was undertaken to examine the perceptions of nurses working in three psychiatric
settings regarding the effect and use of seclusion. It also aimed to identify current practices …

This pilot study provides a snapshot of the use of seclusion within an acute care mental
health unit in Queensland, Australia. The study collected baseline data against which …

Background. The use of seclusion in mental health services is controversial, and recent
Government policy has identified the reduction and, if possible, elimination of seclusion as a …

The seclusion of patients with mental health problems is a controversial and emotive
subject, and is a practice that was condemned by the Ashworth Inquiry (Department of …

The use of seclusion within acute psychiatric settings is contentious. As evidenced by its use
in practice, seclusion continues to be supported by mental health‐care professionals …

Background. Seclusion continues to be widely used in the management of disturbed
behaviour in hospitalized patients. While early research on the topic highlighted significant …

Accessible summary The use of seclusion is either based on the necessity of its use or on
the appropriateness. Factors of influence on both decisions are unclear. In a vignette study …