Reflections on the use of seclusion: In an acute mental health facility

Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 25-31

  Roberts, Damien ^a   Crompton, David ^a   Milligan, Eleanor ^b   Groves, Aaron ^c  

^a Division of Mental Health   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EMOTION; EXERCISE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EMOTIONS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ISOLATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; QUEENSLAND; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 74049150701     PISSN: 02793695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20090902-01     Document Type: Article

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