In Canada, despite increasing awareness of the prevalence of sexual violence and
recognition of the need for trauma-informed healthcare services, there continue to be …

Coercion is the use of force or threat to compel another to act in a particular way. In the
typical limited resources domain of psychiatry, with behavioural crises and reduced capacity …

Mechanical restraints are most often used in circumstances where behaviours are believed
to be a threat to the welfare and safety of others or the individual him or herself. However …

The unique, individual nature of traumatic experiences and trauma symptoms and the
limited healthcare resources typically allocated for individual patients pose barriers to …

Introduction Emergency departments can often be the first place to which people present
when in mental health emergencies, although these departments and staff are not always …

Purpose: The purpose of this review was to summarize the prevalence of intimate partner
violence and resultant consequences on women's health and to describe an evidence …

Negative nurse attitudes towards emergency department patients who self-harm may
increase the risk of repeated self-harm and suicide. This article details a systematic review …

The problem addressed in this study was that little to no research focusing on the
sociodemographic variables associated with seeking psychiatric emergency services has …

The COVID-19 pandemic increased the need for research and discussions about trauma,
trauma-informed care (TIC), and care delivery processes. Little is known about how nurses …

Mental health is a concern for 16.2% of Black adults. Nevertheless, only 10.1% of black
individuals utilized mental health services. The cultural context influences how individuals …