Manual restraint of adult psychiatric inpatients: A literature review

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 749-757

  Stewart, D ^a   Bowers, L ^b   Simpson, A ^b   Ryan, C ^b   Tziggili, M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Psychiatric Nursing ^*

Author keywords

Manual restraint; Psychiatric inpatient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69949098568     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2009.01475.x     Document Type: Review

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