Psychiatric inpatient treatment is increasingly performed in settings with locked doors. However, locked wards have well-known disadvantages and are ethically problematic. In addition, recent data challenges the hypothesis that locked wards provide improved safety over open-door settings regarding suicide, absconding and aggression. Furthermore, there is evidence that the introduction of an open-door policy may lead to short-term reductions in involuntary measures. The aim of this study was to assess if the introduction of an open-door policy is associated with a long-term reduction of the frequency of seclusion and forced medication.; In this 6-year, hospital-wide, longitudinal, observational study, we examined the frequency of seclusion a...
-Background Previous research on mental health care has shown considerable differences in use of se...
Seclusion is of limited therapeutic value and can be a harmful and traumatic experience for consumer...
Many acute inpatient psychiatric wards in the UK are permanently locked, although this is contrary t...
BackgroundImplementing an open door policy is a complex intervention comprising changes in therapeut...
Objective: According to legal requirements coercive treatment must be limited to acts necessary for ...
Change of treatment policy from closed to open ward settings has been shown to reduce coercive measu...
OBJECTIVE: Substance use treatment is often performed inside locked wards. We investigate the effect...
Contains fulltext : 99263.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access)Locking the ex...
Contains fulltext : 90198.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)• Locking of p...
Abstract Background Treating legally committed patients on open, instead of locked wards is controve...
Seclusion of patients on psychiatric wards is a controversial intervention with serious safety issue...
demonstrated an 82.3 % reduction in seclusion and restraint use at an inpatient psychiatric facility...
\(\textbf {Background:}\) Open-door policies in psychiatry are discussed as a means to improve the t...
There is disagreement among psychiatric professionals about whether the doors of acute psychiatric w...
Contains fulltext : 90636.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)Background - S...
-Background Previous research on mental health care has shown considerable differences in use of se...
Seclusion is of limited therapeutic value and can be a harmful and traumatic experience for consumer...
Many acute inpatient psychiatric wards in the UK are permanently locked, although this is contrary t...
BackgroundImplementing an open door policy is a complex intervention comprising changes in therapeut...
Objective: According to legal requirements coercive treatment must be limited to acts necessary for ...
Change of treatment policy from closed to open ward settings has been shown to reduce coercive measu...
OBJECTIVE: Substance use treatment is often performed inside locked wards. We investigate the effect...
Contains fulltext : 99263.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access)Locking the ex...
Contains fulltext : 90198.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)• Locking of p...
Abstract Background Treating legally committed patients on open, instead of locked wards is controve...
Seclusion of patients on psychiatric wards is a controversial intervention with serious safety issue...
demonstrated an 82.3 % reduction in seclusion and restraint use at an inpatient psychiatric facility...
\(\textbf {Background:}\) Open-door policies in psychiatry are discussed as a means to improve the t...
There is disagreement among psychiatric professionals about whether the doors of acute psychiatric w...
Contains fulltext : 90636.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)Background - S...
-Background Previous research on mental health care has shown considerable differences in use of se...
Seclusion is of limited therapeutic value and can be a harmful and traumatic experience for consumer...
Many acute inpatient psychiatric wards in the UK are permanently locked, although this is contrary t...