Impact of the physical environment of psychiatric wards on the use of seclusion

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 142-149

  Van Der Schaaf, P S ^a,c   Dusseldorp, E ^a   Keuning, F M ^a   Janssen, W A ^b   Noorthoorn, E O ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b Kenniscentrum GGNet ^*  (Netherlands)

^c Dutch Centre for Health Assets/DuCHA   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; CHILD; COERCION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; NURSING STATIONS; PATIENT ISOLATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIVACY; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873434835     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.112.118422     Document Type: Article

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