Isobel Johnston

Nov 14, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Cat Brooks |Isobel Johnston |Erinn Cunniff Gilson

1 Introduction Inpatient psychiatric settings are characterised by high levels of violence (Hallett and Dickens 2021). This includes patient violence towards staff, staff abuse of patients, self-harm and suicide, and restrictive practices such as seclusion and restraint (Bowers et al. 2009; Busch, 2000).