The effects of a nationwide program to reduce seclusion in the Netherlands

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Vruwink, Fleur J ^a   Mulder, Cornelis L ^b,c   Noorthoorn, Eric O ^a   Uitenbroek, Daan ^d   Nijman, Henk L I ^a,e  

^a GGNet ^*  (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c BAVO Europoort   (Netherlands)

^d Quantitative Skills   (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coercive measures; Nationwide effort; Reduction; Restraint; Seclusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITALIZATION; MENTAL HOSPITAL; NETHERLANDS; PRIVACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SECLUSION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

COERCION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ISOLATION;

EID: 84871110635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-12-231     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. Raboch J, Kalisova L, Nawka A, Kitzlerova E, Onchev G, Karastergiou A, Magliano L, Dembinskas A, Kiejna A, Torres-Gonzales F, et al. Use of coercive measures during involuntary hospitalization: findings from ten European countries. Psychiatr Serv 2010, 61(10):1012-1017. 10.1176/appi.ps.61.10.1012, 20889640.
2. Janssen WA, Noorthoorn EO, de Vries WJ, Hutschemeakers GJ, Lendemeijer HH, Widdershoven GA. The use of seclusion in the Netherlands compared to countries in and outside Europe. Int J Law Psychiatry 2008, 31(6):463-470. 10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.09.002, 18954906.
3. Steinert T, Lepping P, Bernhardsgrutter R, Conca A, Hatling T, Janssen W, Keski-Valkama A, Mayoral F, Whittington R. Incidence of seclusion and restraint in psychiatric hospitals: a literature review and survey of international trends. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2010, 45(9):889-897. 10.1007/s00127-009-0132-3, 19727530.
4. College Tarieven gezondheidszorg zorgautoriteit Policy rule coercion and compulsion [Beleidsregel dwang en drang]. In., vol. CA-65 2005, College Tarieven gezondheidszorg zorgautoriteit.
5. Mulder CL, Uitenbroek D, Broer J, Lendemeijer B, van Veldhuizen JR, van Tilburg W, Lelliott P, Wierdsma AI. Changing patterns in emergency involuntary admissions in the Netherlands in the period 2000-2004. Int J Law Psychiatry 2008, 31(4):331-336. 10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.06.007, 18667238.
6. Scanlan JN. Interventions to reduce the use of seclusion and restraint in inpatient psychiatric settings: what we know so far a review of the literature. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2010, 56(4):412-423. 10.1177/0020764009106630, 19617275.
7. Gaskin CJ, Elsom SJ, Happell B. Interventions for reducing the use of seclusion in psychiatric facilities: review of the literature. Br J Psychiatry 2007, 191:298-303. 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.034538, 17906239.
8. Smith GM, Davis RH, Bixler EO, Lin HM, Altenor A, Altenor RJ, Hardentstine BD, Kopchick GA. Pennsylvania State Hospital system's seclusion and restraint reduction program. Psychiatr Serv 2005, 56(9):1115-1122. 10.1176/appi.ps.56.9.1115, 16148327.
9. Currier GW, Farley-Toombs C. Datapoints: use of restraint before and after implementation of the new HCFA rules. Psychiatr Serv 2002, 53(2):138. 10.1176/appi.ps.53.2.138, 11821540.
10. Donovan A, Plant R, Peller A, Siegel L, Martin A. Two-year trends in the use of seclusion and restraint among psychiatrically hospitalized youths. Psychiatr Serv 2003, 54(7):987-993. 10.1176/appi.ps.54.7.987, 12851435.
11. Keski-Valkama A, Sailas E, Eronen M, Koivisto AM, Lonnqvist J, Kaltiala-Heino R. A 15-year national follow-up: legislation is not enough to reduce the use of seclusion and restraint. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2007, 42(9):747-752. 10.1007/s00127-007-0219-7, 17598058.