Purpose To identify and summarise extant knowledge about patient ethnicity and the use of
various types of restrictive practices in adult mental health inpatient settings. Methods A …

Aim This systematic review aimed to identify, describe and evaluate questionnaires
measuring health professionals' attitudes towards restraints in mental healthcare. Design A …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Seclusion and restraint still regularly
occur within inpatient mental health services. The Council of Europe requires the …

Restrictive interventions (RI), such as physical restraint, seclusion, and rapid tranquilization,
can have negative psychological effects on service users; however, there has been little …

Objective: Patients' race and age have each been identified as risk factors for experiencing
restraint events during psychiatric hospitalization. Restraint duration is also an important …

Aim To explore mental health nurses' experiences whilst managing a patient with
psychomotor agitation, and the factors that influence the decision to use mechanical …

The Pennsylvania State Hospital System's use of containment procedures has been studied
for> 30 years. This prospective study assessed the effects of ending the use of seclusion and …

Although the use of verbal de‐escalation in nursing has been shown to be an effective tool
for controlling agitation and avoiding mechanical restraint, there is scarce evidence …

Introduction The use of restraint as a means of managing patients is considered a critical
factor that interferes with recovery. Strategies to create a less restrictive environment within …

Objectives Reducing seclusion and restraint use is a prominent focus of efforts to improve
patient safety in inpatient psychiatry. This study examined the poorly understood relationship …