Coercive measures in the management of imminent violence: Restraint, seclusion and enhanced observation

Violence in Mental Health Settings: Causes, Consequences, Management

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 145-172

  Whittington, Richard ^a   Baskind, Eric ^b   Paterson, Brodie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 41649110068     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-33965-8_8     Document Type: Chapter

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