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The use of mechanical restraint in the management of psychiatric patients: Is it ever appropriate?

Harvey Gordon BSc, MBChB, FRCPsych Broadmoor Hospital, Crowthorne, Berks, RG45 7EG
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Nick Hindley BA (Hons), MBBS Oxford Rotational Training Scheme in Psychiatry,
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Adrian Marsden MA, MBBS, MRCGP Oxford Rotational Training Scheme in Psychiatry,
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Mahantinamath Shivayogi MBBS, MSc Broadmoor Hospital, Crowthorne, Berks, RG45 7EG
Pages 173-186 | Published online: 04 Jan 2008

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Lois Biggin Moylan. (2009) Construction of an Instrument to Evaluate Nurses' Decision Making in Relation to the Use of Restraint in Acute Care Psychiatry. Issues in Mental Health Nursing 30:11, pages 712-717.
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