Seclusion and Psychiatric Intensive Care Evaluation Study (SPICES): combined qualitative and quantitative approaches to the uses and outcomes of coercive practices in mental health services

• Main Authors: Len Bowers (Author), Alexis E Cullen (Author), Evanthia Achilla (Author), John Baker (Author), Mizanur Khondoker (Author), Leonardo Koeser (Author), Lois Moylan (Author), Sophie Pettit (Author), Alan Quirk (Author), Faisil Sethi (Author), Duncan Stewart (Author), Paul McCrone (Author), Alex D Tulloch (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: National Institute for Health Research, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Seclusion (the isolation of a patient in a locked room) and transfer to a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU; a specialised higher-security ward with higher staffing levels) are two common methods for the management of disturbed patient behaviour within acute psychiatric hospitals. So...