Seclusion and restraint use in adult inpatient mental health care: An Australian perspective

Collegian

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 183-190

  Oster, Candice ^a   Gerace, Adam ^a   Thomson, Del ^b   Muir Cochrane, Eimear ^a  

^a Flinders University ^*  (Australia)

^b SA Department for Health and Ageing   (Australia)

Author keywords

Containment; Inpatient; Mental health; Psychiatric; Restraint; Seclusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927660897     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2015.03.006     Document Type: Article

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