Outcomes of the Victorian Safewards trial in 13 wards: Impact on seclusion rates and fidelity measurement

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 461-471

  Fletcher, Justine ^a   Spittal, Mathew ^a   Brophy, Lisa ^a,b   Tibble, Holly ^a   Kinner, Stuart ^a,b,c   Elsom, Steve ^d   Hamilton, Bridget ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

aggression; mental health service; mental illness; psychiatry; Safewards; seclusion

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PATIENT ISOLATION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; AUSTRALIA; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CONTROLLED BEFORE-AFTER STUDIES; HUMANS; PATIENT ISOLATION; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85031921455     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/inm.12380     Document Type: Conference Paper

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