Consumers' and their supporters' perspectives on barriers and strategies to reducing seclusion and restraint in mental health settings

Australian Health Review

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 599-604

  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

consumer voice; lived experience; qualitative research; service user perspective.

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT; PATIENT ISOLATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT ISOLATION; PATIENTS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 85000885298     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH15128     Document Type: Article

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