Coercive manoeuvres in a psychiatric intensive care unit

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 695-702

  Ryan, C J ^a   Bowers, L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict; Disturbed behaviour; Inpatients; Intensive care; Safety; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFLICT; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

COERCION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; VIOLENCE;

EID: 28144431751     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2005.00899.x     Document Type: Article

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