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Control and restraint: changing thinking, practice and policy

01 October 2009

Mental Health Practice

Feature

The term control and restraint (C&R) has been in common use in mental health practice for the past 20 years. This article explores the appropriateness of its...

Restraint in inpatient areas: the experiences of service users

01 November 2010

Mental Health Practice

Feature

Violent and aggressive behaviour by patients is more common in mental health trusts than in other settings. Research has focused on training staff to deal with this...

Managing aggression and violence in mental health services

01 October 2010

Mental Health Practice

Feature

Client safety in mental health services is a consistently topical issue, particularly when it concerns the management of aggression and violence. Following the...

A training course for psychiatric nurses in Russia

09 June 2004

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article describes the impact on mental health services in Russia of a training course for psychiatric nurses in the management of aggression. This project,...

Witnessing violence: what are the experiences of mental health nurses?

Mental Health Practice

evidence & practice

Mental health nurses in the UK are ten times more likely to be assaulted than general nurses. Research on this is increasing, but evidence on the effects of violence...

Involving service users in training in the management of aggression

12 April 2016

Mental Health Practice

Art & Science

It is important to involve service users and carers in the education of current and future mental health practitioners. Such involvement provides the...