Introduction Quantification of the social climate of mental health care environments has
received considerable attention. Investigations of the resulting measures indicate that social …

Mental health inpatient units are complex and challenging environments for care and
treatment. Two imperatives in these settings are to minimize restrictive practices such as …

Die vorliegende S3-Leitlinie ist eine Querschnittsleitlinie, die für die Behandlung aller Arten
von psychischen Störungen Relevanz haben kann. Sie beinhaltet eine Übersicht über die …

Coercive measures are a highly controversial issue in mental health. Although scientific
evidence on their impact is limited, they are frequently used. Furthermore, they lead to a high …

Objective To examine whether the pandemic in 2020 caused changes in psychiatric hospital
cases, the percentage of patients exposed to coercive interventions, and aggressive …

Safewards is intended to be an evidence-based approach to reduce levels of conflict and
containment in mental health inpatient settings. A systematic review was carried out to …

Safewards is an internationally adopted framework that provides interventions to reduce
conflict and containment in healthcare settings. This systematic review evaluated the effect …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? The Safewards model has been
introduced to forensic mental health wards with mixed results. Research has identified a …

Since its development, there has been growing utilization of the Safewards package of
interventions to reduce conflict and containment in acute mental health wards. The current …

The Safewards model is used across various mental health settings to reduce incidents of
conflict and containment and its efficacy in reducing the use of seclusion and restraint …