Seclusion and its context in acute inpatient psychiatric care

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 459-462

  Cleary, Michelle ^a   Hunt, Glenn E ^b,c   Walter, Garry ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department of Geriatric Medicine   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ETHICS; EXERCISE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTALLY ILL PERSONS; PATIENT ISOLATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 77958107203     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: 14734257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2010.035402     Document Type: Article

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