title: The use of restrictive measures in an acute inpatient child and adolescent mental health service.
abstract: There are significant issues associated with the use of restrictive measures, such as seclusion and restraint, in child and adolescent mental health care. Greater understanding of how restrictive measures are used is important for informing strategies to reduce their use. In this brief report we present a 12-month audit (1/1/2010-31/12/2011) of the use of restrictive measures (seclusion, physical restraint) in one child and adolescent acute inpatient mental health unit in Australia. The study highlights the need for continued efforts to reduce the use of restrictive measures in child and adolescent mental health services.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia. Electronic address: eimear.muircochrane@flinders.edu.au.
authors.forename: Eimear
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Muir-Cochrane
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia. Electronic address: candice.oster@flinders.edu.au.
authors.forename: Candice
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oster
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia. Electronic address: adam.gerace@flinders.edu.au.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gerace
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D009731:Nursing Audit; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013021:South Australia; D014600:Utilization Review / Q000706:statistics & numerical data