Advanced search
Publication Cover
Nordic Journal of Psychiatry Volume 60, 2006 - Issue 2
Submit an article Journal homepage
433
Views
26
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original

Effects of a psychiatric intensive care unit in an acute psychiatric department

Arne E. Vaaler Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Haukåsen Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Gunnar Morken Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Haukåsen Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
,
John Chr. Fløvig Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Haukåsen Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
,
Valentina C. Iversen Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Haukåsen Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
&
Olav M. Linaker Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Østmarka Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; Haukåsen Psychiatric Department, St. Olavs Hospital, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
Pages 144-149 | Published online: 26 Aug 2009

References

  • Conolly J. Treatment of insane without mechanical restraints. Dawsons of Pall Mall, London 1964
  • Weiner DB. Philippe Pinel's “Memoir on Madness” of December 11, 1794: A fundamental text of modern psychiatry. Am J Psychiatry 1992; 149: 725–32
  • Gutheil TG. Observations on the theoretical bases for seclusion of the psychiatric inpatient. Am J Psychiatry 1978; 135: 325–8
  • Hodgkinson P. The use of seclusion. Med Sci Law. 1985; 25: 215–22
  • Mason T. Seclusion theory reviewed – A benevolent or malevolent intervention?. Med Sci Law 1993; 33: 95–102
  • Pilette PC. The tyranny of seclusion: A brief essay. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 1978; 16: 19–21
  • Fisher WA. Restraint and seclusion: A review of the literature. Am J Psychiatry 1994; 151: 1584–91
  • Sailas E, Fenton M. Seclusion and restraint for people with serious mental illnesses (Cochrane Review). In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2001. Oxford: Update Software.
  • Crenshaw WB, Caine KA, Francis PS. An updated national survey on seclusion and restraint. Psychiat Serv 1997; 48: 395–7
  • Beer MD, Pereira SM, Paton C. Psychiatric intensive care – Development and definition. Psychiatric intensive care, MD Beer, SM Pereira, C Paton. Greenwich Medical Media Limited/Alden Press, London 2001
  • Kay SR, Fiszbein A, Opler LA. The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) for schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bull 1987; 13: 261–76
  • Almvik R, Woods P. Predicting inpatient violence using the Broset Violence Checklist (BVC). Int J Psychiat Nurs Res 1999; 4: 489–97
  • American Psychiatric Association. Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) scale. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders4th edition. APA, Washington DC 1994
  • Linaker OM, Busch-Iversen H. Predictors of imminent violence in psychiatric inpatients. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1995; 92: 250–4
  • Palmstierna T, Wistedt B. Staff Observation Aggression Scale, SOAS: Presentation and evaluation. Acta Psychiatr Scand 1987; 76: 657–63
  • World Health Organisation. The ICD-10 classification of mental and behavioural disorders. Diagnostic criteria for research. WHO, Geneva 1993
  • Vaaler AE, Morken G, Linaker OM. Effects of different interior decorations in the seclusion area of a psychiatric acute ward. Nord J Psychiatry ( accepted).
  • World Medical Association. Declaration of Helsinki: Ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects. JAMA 2000; 284: 3043–304
  • Brown JC, Took SK. On the seclusion of psychiatric patients. Soc Sci Med 1992; 35: 711–21
  • Palmstierna T, Huitfeldt B, Wistedt B. The relationship of crowding and aggressive behaviour on a psychiatric intensive care unit. Hosp Community Psychiatry 1991; 42: 111–4
  • Ferracuti S, Palermo GB, Manfredi M. Homicide between inpatients in a mental institution ward. Int J Offender Ther Compar Criminol 1993; 37: 331–7
  • Morken G, Langsrud K, Linaker OM. Weekly and daily variations in patient–staff incidents in psychiatric acute wards. Nord J Psychiatry 1999; 53: 293–5
  • Wadeson H, Carpenter WT. Impact of the seclusion room experience. J Nerv Ment Dis 1976; 163: 318–28
  • Hammil K. Seclusion: Inside looking out. Nurs Times 1987; 83: 38–9

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Order Reprints Request Corporate Permissions

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

Request Academic Permissions

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.

Related research

People also read lists articles that other readers of this article have read.

Recommended articles lists articles that we recommend and is powered by our AI driven recommendation engine.

Cited by lists all citing articles based on Crossref citations.
Articles with the Crossref icon will open in a new tab.