The impact of seclusion on the treatment outcomes of psychotic in-patients

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 448-459

  LeGris, J ^a   Walters, M ^b   Browne, G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b School of Nursing ^*

Author keywords

Acute management of psychotic illness; Impact of seclusion on treatment outcome; In patient treatment of psychosis; Individuals with psychosis; Length of hospital stay; Locked seclusion; Nursing issues regarding locked seclusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIOECONOMICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PATIENT ISOLATION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033173425     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01100.x     Document Type: Article

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