The reasons for using restraint and seclusion in psychiatric inpatient care: A nationwide 15-year study.

A, Keski-Valkama; E, Sailas; M, Eronen; AM, Koivisto; J, Lönnqvist; R, Kaltiala-Heino

doi:10.3109/08039480903274449

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The reasons for using restraint and seclusion in psychiatric inpatient care: A nationwide 15-year study.

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Keski-Valkama A

Sailas E

Eronen M

Abstract

Background The containment or the prevention of actual violence is the primary justification for the use of restraint and seclusion in psychiatry. The aim of the present study was to determine the grounds for using restraint and seclusion in clinical practice in Finland, and whether these reasons ha...

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