Consumers and Carer perspectives on poor practice and the use of seclusion and restraint in mental health settings: Results from Australian focus groups

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Brophy, Lisa M ^a,b   Roper, Catherine E ^c   Hamilton, Bridget E ^d,e   Tellez, Juan José ^f   McSherry, Bernadette M ^f,g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Mind Australia   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e St Vincent's Mental Health Service   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^h MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONSUMER; EMPATHY; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECLUSION AND RESTRAINT; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 84957074280     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17524458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13033-016-0038-x     Document Type: Article

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