Cultures of psychiatry and the professional socialization process: The case of containment methods for disturbed patients

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 435-442

  Bowers, Len ^a   Alexander, Jane ^a   Simpson, Alan ^a   Ryan, Carl ^a   Carr Walker, Paola ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Containment; Intensive care; Medication; Observation; Psychiatry; Restraint; Seclusion; Self harm; Violence

Indexed keywords

SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRY; RATING SCALE; SAFETY; SOCIALIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 4344677913     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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