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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
Volume 31, Issue 3, Pages 99-104Publisher
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpsy.2017.05.001
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Psychiatry; Restraint; Physical restraint; Chemical restraint; Environmental restraint; Psychological restraint
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The aim of the present article is to provide a concise clarification of the concept of restraint in the psychiatric context, with particular reference to the official sources. The concept of restraint in general refers to the measures that restrict the freedom of movement of an individual and comprises various types of restraints; an essential characteristic of restraint in psychiatry is its fundamentally coercive nature. The various types of restraint defined here are the following: physical restraint (manual and mechanical), physical psychological restraint (a concept I introduce that completes the concept of physical restraint), chemical restraint, environmental restraint and psychological restraint. (C) 2017 Asociacion Universitaria de Zaragoza para el Progreso de la Psiquiatria y la Salud Mental. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
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