Restrictive practices continue to be used in mental health care despite increasing
recognition of their harms and an international effort to reduce and ultimately eliminate their …

Nurses play a crucial role in the implementation of restrictive practices such as seclusion
and restraint. Restrictive practices have been widely recognized as harmful practices and …

Reducing and eliminating the use of restrictive practices, such as seclusion and restraint, is
a national priority for Australia's mental health services. Whilst legislation, organization and …

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 …

Seclusion and restraint continue to be used across psychiatric inpatient and emergency
settings, despite calls for elimination and demonstrated efficacy of reduction initiatives. This …

Accessible summary What is known on the subject? Mental health nursing in the UK and
other countries faces an acute workforce crisis. Safe staffing levels are called for, and in …

Restraint in mental health care has negative consequences, and guidelines/policies calling
for its reduction have emerged internationally. However, there is tension between reducing …

A postal questionnaire survey was employed in regional secure and psychiatric intensive
care units in England and Wales, in respect of mental health nurses' training in the use of …

Accessible summary While the decision to use restraint and seclusion was not taken lightly,
nurse participants felt that there were no effective alternatives to the use of these measures …

Seclusion and restraint are coercive practices associated with physical and psychological
harm. International bodies have called for an end to these practices. However, these …