Reduction of seclusion on a hospital-wide level: Successful implementation of a less restrictive policy

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 94-99

  Jungfer, Hermann Alexander ^a,b   Schneeberger, Andres R ^a,c   Borgwardt, Stefan ^a   Walter, Marc ^a   Vogel, Marc ^a   Gairing, Stefanie K ^a   Lang, Undine E ^a   Huber, Christian G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c Psychiatrische Dienste Graubünden ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acute psychiatric treatment; Aggression; Closed ward; Coercive measures; Compulsory measures; Open doors

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL POLICY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TREATMENT REFUSAL; EXERCISE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; COERCION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT ISOLATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84899989716     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.03.020     Document Type: Article

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