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

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...

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Main Authors: Len Bowers, Alexis E Cullen, Evanthia Achilla, John Baker, Mizanur Khondoker, Leonardo Koeser, Lois Moylan, Sophie Pettit, Alan Quirk, Faisil Sethi, Duncan Stewart, Paul McCrone, Alex D Tulloch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Institute for Health Research 2017-06-01
Series:Health Services and Delivery Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hsdr05210