Background Coercive measures such as seclusion and restraint encroach on the patient's
human rights and can have serious adverse effects ranging from emotional trauma to …

Objective: This systematic review presents evidence regarding factors that may influence the
patient's subjective experience of an episode of mechanical restraint, seclusion, or forced …

Objectives: The study aimed to provide a mapping review of non-pharmacological
interventions to reduce restrictive practices in adult mental health inpatient settings; classify …

Coercive measures are frequently used in psychiatric hospitalization. However, there are
few studies that analyse perceived coercion, post‐traumatic stress, and subjective …

The aim of this integrative review was to describe interventions aimed at reducing seclusion
and mechanical restraint use in adult psychiatric inpatient units and their possible outcomes …

Accessible Summary What is already known about the topic? Our present understanding of
mechanical restraint is heterogenous, largely due to the important differences between …

BACKGROUND: International recommendations have called to implement strategies to
reduce the use of coercion in psychiatric settings. However, in Spain there is a lack of …

Mechanical restraint is a commonly used restrictive practice worldwide, although reducing
its use is an international priority. Interventions to reduce mechanical restraint are needed if …

La agitación de origen psiquiátrico ocurre principalmente en pacientes con trastornos
psicóticos como la esquizofrenia, el trastorno esquizoafectivo y la fase maníaca del …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? A relevant number of restraint
prevention programmes have been developed internationally. In Spain, there is no …