Objectives Patients in inpatient mental health settings face similar risks (eg, medication
errors) to those in other areas of healthcare. In addition, some unsafe behaviours associated …

Background Recent guidance has called for the reduction of restrictive practice use owing to
growing concerns over the harmful physical and psychological effects for both patients and …

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 …

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

Background Physical restraint (PR) is a routine care measure in many hospital wards to
ensure patient safety. However, it is associated with many different professional, legal, and …

Increasing efforts are being made to prevent and/or eliminate the use of seclusion and
restraint in mental health facilities. Recent literature recognises the importance of the …

Manual restraint is a hands‐on type of physical restraint used to prevent harm to service
users and staff, and to administer necessary treatments. This article reports on a review and …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Mechanical restraint is a common
practice in mental healthcare settings in Spain, despite controversy. Mechanical restraint is …

The appropriate treatment of mentally unwell, aggressive patients has challenged psychiatry
for centuries. Seclusion is practiced worldwide, but concerns remain regarding its …

Background: Informal coercion, that is, situations where caregivers use subtle coercive
measures to impose their will on patients, is common in adult psychiatric inpatient care. It …