Recovery‐focused educational programmes have been implemented in mental health
services in an attempt to transform care from a purely biomedical orientation to a more …

Despite global attention, physical and verbal abuse remains prevalent in maternity and
newborn healthcare. We aimed to establish theoretical principles for interventions to reduce …

Medically compromised people with anorexia nervosa are cared for in inpatient settings
where clinicians closely monitor health and safety. Clinicians are in a position of power, with …

The substantial power differential embedded in nurse-patient relationships is long
recognised (Briant & Freshwater, 1998). The power differential is particularly stark in mental …

Introduction: Between 2006 and 2012 the Dutch government funded a nationwide program
for reducing the use of seclusion. Although an initial first trend study showed that the …

With an imperative to reduce or eliminate the use of coercive practices in mental health care
it is important to understand the experience of service users and staff. This review aimed to …

Nurses are at the forefront of seclusion in adolescent psychiatric units. Understanding
nurses and other staff perspectives on the effects of seclusion is critical in the ongoing effort …

The history of the development of the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social
Justice was founded on understanding the social determinants of mental health and society …

Despite there being an emphasis on patient participation in their own care, it has been a
challenge in pro re nata (PRN, as the circumstance arises) medication in forensic psychiatric …

Aggression, conflict and restrictive practices present complexities in acute mental health
services, as do implementing service changes to reduce them. Existing published literature …