A tool to evaluate proportionality and necessity in the use of restrictive practices in forensic mental health settings: the DRILL tool (Dundrum restriction, intrusion and liberty ladders)

A tool to evaluate proportionality and necessity in the use of restrictive practices in forensic mental health settings: the DRILL tool (Dundrum restriction, intrusion and liberty ladders)

Abstract Background Prevention of violence due to severe mental disorders in psychiatric hospitals may require intrusive, restrictive and coercive therapeutic practices. Research concerning appropriate use of such interventions is limited by lack of a system for description and measurement. We set o...

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Main Authors: Harry G. Kennedy, Ronan Mullaney, Paul McKenna, John Thompson, David Timmons, Pauline Gill, Owen P. O’Sullivan, Paul Braham, Dearbhla Duffy, Anthony Kearns, Sally Linehan, Damian Mohan, Stephen Monks, Lisa McLoughlin, Paul O’Connell, Conor O’Neill, Brenda Wright, Ken O’Reilly, Mary Davoren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Subjects:
Forensic psychiatry
Forensic
Violence
Seclusion
Restraint
Observational Study
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-020-02912-6

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