Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Aggressive behaviour is a major
problem in clinical practice of mental health care and can result in the use of coercive …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? There is emerging evidence
highlighting the counter therapeutic impact of the use of restraint and promoting the …

This paper examines mental health nurses' experiences of physical restraint in an acute
inpatient psychiatric setting using Van Manen's descriptive hermeneutic phenomenological …

Purpose This study aims to identify whether selected patient and ward-related factors are
associated with the use of coercive measures. Data were collected as part of the EUNOMIA …

Nurses in psychiatric settings have an important role to play in the application of seclusion, a
measure that continues to be a frequently used intervention for the management of …

Seclusion is now widely recognized as a coercive strategy with negative consequences for
the consumers and staff involved. Nevertheless, this intervention continues to be used …

Objective: This study sought to ascertain the degree to which psychiatric inpatients and staff
approved of various coercive measures commonly used in acute inpatient care. Methods: A …

This review examines the nature and effectiveness of interventions to reduce the use of
mechanical restraint and seclusion among adult psychiatric inpatients. Thirty-six post-1960 …

Accessible summary• An extensive review of empirical literature (n= 39) on patient and staff
perceptions of seclusion in psychiatric inpatient settings was undertaken.• Patients …

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 …