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The practice of physical restraint in the UK
BMC Psychiatry volume 7, Article number: S61 (2007)
Background
To give an overview of coercive measures in the UK and present data relating to coercive measures in the Wrexham Maelor Hospital in Wales.
Methods
Audit data presentation and overview.
Results
Coercion in the UK is primarily done by control and restraint procedures, which may lead to the application of medication (chemical restraint). Mechanical restraint is not used at all in adult psychiatry. Overall incidences of coercive measures are less frequent and less long than in equivalent German hospitals.
Conclusion
It is possible to run adult psychiatric wards without long-term mechanical restraint.
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Lepping, P. The practice of physical restraint in the UK. BMC Psychiatry 7 (Suppl 1), S61 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-7-S1-S61
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-244X-7-S1-S61