Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Aggressive behaviour is a major
problem in clinical practice of mental health care and can result in the use of coercive …

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

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

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

The term seclusion refers to locking a patient into a special unfurnished room from which
she/he cannot get out before the staff allows. Mechanical restraint refers to different belts …

To find out to what extent coercion and restrictions are used in psychiatric inpatient treatment
and with which patient characteristics the use of coercion is associated. To this end, the …

This descriptive article highlights a 42-month project in which a comprehensive program
revision was implemented in a psychiatric hospital that included numerous alternative …

Seclusion and restraint represent adverse experiences that cause negative attitudes against
psychiatric treatment and psychopathologic sequels such as posttraumatic stress disorder …

Purpose (1) This article is an update of the January 19, 2000, Volume 7, Number 2 article of
the synthesis of research findings on the use of restraint and seclusion with patients in …

Objective The use of seclusion or restraint (S/R) as an emergency medical intervention to
assist patients in regaining behavioral control continues to be an area of interest and …