Executive-level reviews of seclusion and restraint promote interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 260-264

  Allen, Diane E ^a   de Nesnera, Alexander ^a   Souther, Justin W ^a  

^a New Hampshire Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration and management; Seclusion and restraint; Self mutilation and self destructive behavior; Staff issues, relationships, roles; Violence aggression

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349582330     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: 15325725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078390309342749     Document Type: Review

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