Safewards: A new model of conflict and containment on psychiatric wards

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 499-508

  Bowers, L ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute care; Aggression; Coercion; Control and restraint; Inpatient issues

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CONFLICT; EXERCISE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODEL; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS;

AGGRESSION; COERCION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 84905386435     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpm.12129     Document Type: Article

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