Use of coercion prevention tools in Finnish psychiatric wards

Inpatient violence is a widespread problem in psychiatric wards and has often serious consequences. Literature indicates that de-escalation techniques are the recommended first-line intervention for managing violence, are widely used to reduce it, and restrictive practices in mental health settings. However, these techniques and models are not used at the optimum frequency and/or important factors are limiting their use and effectiveness. We aimed to determine what kind of de-escalation methods are used to reduce violence and coercion in Finnish psychiatric hospitals.

Source: Archives of Psychiatric Nursing - July 6, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Jaana Asikainen, Olavi Louheranta, Katri Vehvil äinen-Julkunen, Eila Repo-Tiihonen Source Type: research