Much debate has recently taken place around what represents good practice in terms of physical intervention. Unfortunately a shortage of good quality research has meant that aspects of this discussion have been over reliant on ‘expert’ opinion and unduly influenced by sensationalist media reporting, rather than systematically-collated evidence. Brodie Paterson and colleagues outline the results and discuss the implications of a project which aimed to explore the frequency of deaths associated with restraint in health and social care settings in the UK
Violence poses a major threat to the welfare of many of the staff who work in health and social care settings and our attempts to reduce that risk may, in certain circumstances, involve the use of restraint. It remains, of course, ultimately desirable to avoid any form of physical intervention, as any such intervention risks the possibility not just of physical but also psychological trauma (
Mental Health Practice. 6, 9, 10-17. doi: 10.7748/mhp2003.06.6.9.10.c1763
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