Restraint and seclusion of people on compulsorytreatment orders in Victoria, Australia in 2008-2009

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 562-573

  Webber, Lynne S ^a   Lambrick, Frank ^a   Donley, Mandy ^a   Buchholtz, Moira ^a   Chan, Jeffrey B ^a   Carracher, Rod ^a   Patel, Gunvant ^b  

^a Department of Human Services ^*  (Australia)

^b VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Challenging behaviour; Intellectual disabilities; Restraint; Restrictive interventions; Seclusion; Treatment; Treatment orders

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650139554     PISSN: 13218719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13218719.2010.498770     Document Type: Article

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