BackgroundUnderstanding patient experiences of detention under mental health legislation
is crucial to efforts to reform policy and practice. AimsTo synthesise qualitative evidence on …

Context The effectiveness of seclusion and restraint (SR) reduction programs has not been
well established. Objective To examine the effectiveness of SR reduction programs in …

Trauma-informed approaches emerged partly in response to research demonstrating that
trauma is widespread across society, that it is highly correlated with mental health and that …

Acute services for mental health crises are very important to service users and their
supporters, and consume a substantial share of mental health resources in many countries …

Mental health nursing is acknowledged internationally as being a demanding profession;
however, little is known about the range of experience and complexity of workplace …

The discourse of safety has informed the care of individuals with mental illness through
institutionalization and into modern psychiatric nursing practices. Confinement arose from …

Background Workplace aggression is becoming increasingly prevalent in health care, with
serious consequences for both individuals and organisations. Research and development of …

This article discusses initiatives aimed at preventing and reducing 'coercive practices' in
mental health and community settings worldwide, including in hospitals in high‐income …

Seclusion and restraint continue to be used across psychiatric inpatient and emergency
settings, despite calls for elimination and demonstrated efficacy of reduction initiatives. This …

In 2018, a newly qualified social worker was minded to write a critical piece concerning
government policy which prioritised the impersonal application of legislation over personal …