Seclusion in psychiatry.
The subject of seclusion will always generate professional, legal and moral debate. Lawrence Savage and Emad Salib examined the continuing and regular use of seclusion in a secure mental health unit, and suggest that the seclusion of some patients may continue to be a safe and effective intervention to control incidents of disturbed behaviour.
Savage
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Chesterton High Dependency Unit, Warrington Community Healthcare NHS Trust.
Salib
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D018579:Patient Selection; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012934:Social Isolation; D013997:Time Factors