Background De-escalation is the recommended first-line response to potential violence and
aggression in healthcare settings. Related scholarly activity has increased exponentially …

The discourse of safety has informed the care of individuals with mental illness through
institutionalization and into modern psychiatric nursing practices. Confinement arose from …

BACKGROUND. Between 4% to 70% of inpatients engage in self-harming behaviors and
effective interventions are needed to address this population. AIM. This article reviews …

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 …

Background Suicidal behaviour is frequent in psychiatric in-patients and much staff time and
resources are devoted to assessing and managing suicide risk. However, little is known …

Given raised rates of patient suicide and violence in secure psychiatric facilities, staff in such
settings are arguably at increased risk for burnout and reduced mental health. The present …

The aim of this study was to explore mental health nurses' experiences of caring for
inpatients who self‐harm during an acute phase. The setting was four psychiatric clinics in …

Studies confirm that the physical environment influences health outcomes, emotional state,
preference, satisfaction and orientation, but very little research has focused on mental and …

Background Chemical restraint (CR)(also known as rapid tranquilisation) is the forced (non‐
consenting) administration of medications to manage uncontrolled aggression, anxiety, or …

Restraint use in psychiatry has been a topic of clinical and ethical debate for years. As much
as the medical community desires to attain the goal of a restraint-free environment, there are …