Implementing de-escalation in emergency units in psychiatric and general hospitals in Slagelse – a pilot study

Background: During the last decade, 21% of all people admitted to psychiatric hospital in Denmark were subjected to coercive measures, like mechanical restraint; preventing this is a difficult task. Hospitals used mechanical restraints for patients assessed to be in a dangerous situation towards the...

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Main Authors: Margrethe Smidth, Lene Lauge Berring
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2019-08-01
Series:International Journal of Integrated Care
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Online Access:https://www.ijic.org/articles/4993