BACKGROUND: Impaired sensory gating in patients with acute mental illness predisposes
to overstimulation and behavioral dyscontrol. OBJECTIVE: Explore use of sensory reduction …

OBJECTIVE: A systematic review was conducted to identify methods used to decrease the
application of physical restraints in acute inpatient psychiatric hospitals. METHOD: A …

Background: In acute psychiatry, seclusion has traditionally been used to manage people at
risk of harming themselves or others. However, being secluded can be traumatising and …

Background: Clinical training in managing conflicts and preventing violence seldom
contains sensory modulation (SM) as a method to de-escalate and prevent restraint and …

BACKGROUND The implementation of a variety of measures by Gold Coast Hospital and
Health Service—coordinated by its Mental Health Seclusion and Restraint Committee with …

The occurrence of physical restraint episodes in psychiatric settings is a major public health
issue because the therapeutic utility of this form of behavior control has not been …

We describe the introduction, creation and use of a sensory modulation room in a child and
adolescent psychiatric inpatient unit. Combined with organization wide initiatives and a brief …

Topic Restraint and seclusion (R/S) reduction initiatives require multimodal efforts,
particularly proactive approaches to facilitate patients' regulation. Sensory approaches are …

Background Physical restraint in psychiatric units is a common practice but extremely
controversial and poorly evaluated by methodologically appropriate investigations. The …

Objective: To reflect upon the implementation of sensory-based approaches within the
environment of a psychiatric inpatient unit. Method: A literature review on sensory …