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Patient and staff perspectives on the use of seclusion
Selim El-Badri1, Graham Mellsop
1Adult Mental Health Service, Waikato District Health Board, Hamilton, New Zealand. elbadris@waikatodhb.govt.nz
Objectives:
This paper investigates the perceptions and experience of patients and staff on the use of seclusion in psychiatric services.
Method:
A purpose designed questionnaire was distributed to staff and patients in a general adult mental health service.
Results:
Staff and patients both attributed more negative than positive feelings to patients' experience of seclusion.
Conclusions:
Monitoring and evaluation of the use of seclusion may be insufficient to prevent or ameliorate its emotional impact. More comfortable alternatives to seclusion need to be utilized whenever possible.
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