Owen Price, Cat Papastavrou Brooks, Isobel Johnston, Peter McPherson, Helena Goodman, Andrew Grundy, Lindsey Cree, Zahra Motala, Jade Robinson, Michael Doyle, Nicholas Stokes, Christopher J Armitage, Elizabeth Barley, Helen Brooks, Patrick Callaghan, Lesley-Anne Carter, Linda M Davies, Richard J Drake, Karina Lovell, Penny Bee
BACKGROUND: Containment (e.g. physical restraint and seclusion) is used frequently in mental health inpatient settings. Containment is associated with serious psychological and physical harms. De-escalation (psychosocial techniques to manage distress without containment) is recommended to manage aggression and other unsafe behaviours, for example self-harm. All National Health Service staff are trained in de-escalation but there is little to no evidence supporting training's effectiveness...
January 2024: Health Technology Assessment: HTA