TY - JOUR
T1 - Seclusion and its context in acute inpatient psychiatric care
AU - Cleary, Michelle
AU - Hunt, Glenn E.
AU - Walter, Garry
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - In acute inpatient mental health services, patients commonly demonstrate extreme behaviours. A number of coercive practices, such as locked doors, enforced medication and seclusion, are used in these settings to control such behaviours. The aim of this report is to explore briefly some of the contemporary debates pertaining to seclusion. A perusal of the literature reveals a clarion call to end the practice of seclusion, without consideration of feasible alternatives. It is hoped that this brief report will encourage further evidence-based discussion and research initiatives on this important ethical topic.
AB - In acute inpatient mental health services, patients commonly demonstrate extreme behaviours. A number of coercive practices, such as locked doors, enforced medication and seclusion, are used in these settings to control such behaviours. The aim of this report is to explore briefly some of the contemporary debates pertaining to seclusion. A perusal of the literature reveals a clarion call to end the practice of seclusion, without consideration of feasible alternatives. It is hoped that this brief report will encourage further evidence-based discussion and research initiatives on this important ethical topic.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/537985
U2 - 10.1136/jme.2010.035402
DO - 10.1136/jme.2010.035402
M3 - Article
SN - 0306-6800
VL - 36
SP - 459
EP - 462
JO - Journal of Medical Ethics
JF - Journal of Medical Ethics
IS - 8
ER -