title: How patients and staff view the use of seclusion.
abstract: Some patients have found seclusion helpful and it is regarded as an assertive treatment by its advocates. Others see it as a highly invasive and abusive experience. This study, which was carried out on a unit for people with challenging behaviours, explored this contentious issue from the perspective of both staff and patients. Areas of agreement and disagreement were identified with a view to exploring the impact of seclusion on nurse-patient relationships. A key conclusion was that the quality of the relationship was maintained and not damaged by the act of secluding a patient, which may merit a wider study.
authors.affiliation: Windsor House, Leicester.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stowers
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crane
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fahy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000786:Anger; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology*; D009341:Negativism; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000523:psychology*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000150:complications*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires