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

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 …

Background There is a growing consensus to reduce the use of restrictive care practices in
mental health settings to minimise the physical and psychological complications for patients …

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

Mental health nurses (MHNs) frequently face emotional adversity and stressors at work that
can negatively impact their psychological well‐being and result in mental distress. This can …

Restrictive practices are used in response to conflict and aggression in psychiatric inpatient
settings. Reducing such practices is the focus internationally of policy and legislative …

Emotional labour is a form of adversity faced by mental health nurses in the context of their
workplace interactions. Frequent exposure to emotional adversity can negatively impact …

Aims and objectives To explore the therapeutic relationship through the reflective practice of
nurses in acute mental health units. Background In mental health units, the therapeutic …

Background Seclusion is an invasive clinical intervention used in inpatient psychiatric wards
as a continuation of milieu therapy with vast behavioural implications that raise many ethical …

Background Despite absence of clear evidence to assert that the use of coercion in
psychiatry is practically and clinically helpful or effective, coercive measures are widely …