Seclusion and restraint are practices which are frequently used in inpatient psychiatric
treatment and have well documented negative consequences for affected patients. They can …

Coercive measures in psychiatry are associated with negative consequences for both
patients and staff. When it comes to preventing coercive measures, innovative models of …

Background: The containment or the prevention of actual violence is the primary justification
for the use of restraint and seclusion in psychiatry. The aim of the present study was to …

Objective The aim of this study was to identify quantitative data on the use of seclusion and
restraint in different countries and on initiatives to reduce these interventions. Methods …

Objective: No evidence is available on the relative restrictiveness of seclusion and
mechanical restraint, although guidelines recommend use of the least restrictive …

Introduction The PreVCo study examines whether a structured, operationalized
implementation of guidelines to prevent coercion actually leads to fewer coercive measures …

Objective In the Netherlands, seclusion of patients with a psychiatric disorder is a last-resort
measure to be used only in the event of (imminent) severe danger or harm. Although …

Background To find interventions for reducing the use of restraint and seclusion, it is
necessary to identify who the restrained and secluded patients are. The aim of the present …

Background Seclusion and restraint are frequent but controversial coercive measures used
in psychiatric treatment. Legislative efforts have started to emerge to control the use of these …

There are substantial regional differences in the use of coercive measures in mental health
in Norway. The Norwegian Directorate of Health is working with a national standardized …