There is a need for novel methods to treat violence and the threat of violence on psychiatric
wards. Violence is a complex phenomenon that needs to be met with a multiprofessional …

The study examines the experiences of physical restraint procedures reported by nursing
staff in a secure mental health service. Interview data were subjected to thematic content …

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

Psychiatric nurses' thoughts and feelings about restraint use: a decision dilemma Patients
continue to be physically restrained in psychiatric in‐patient units. Studies concerned with …

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

Twelve psychiatric inpatients were qualitatively interviewed after physical restraint. Of these,
seven had also been pharmacologically restrained. Patients gave refusal of medication …

Acute psychiatric wards experience high levels of conflict behaviours (violence, absconding,
self‐harm, rule breaking and medication refusal) by patients. These events cause stress and …

BACKGROUND: Disturbed psychiatric inpatients are managed using a range of containment
measures (eg seclusion, mechanical restraint) whose use differs by country. Little is known …

A questionnaire-based study examining the experiences and attitudes of staff to restraint
and seclusion in a Norwegian university psychiatric hospital demonstrated that a majority of …

OBJECTIVE: This descriptive study examines 45 child and adolescent fatalities related to
restraints in residential (institutional) placements in the United States from 1993 to 2003 …