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Locked doors in the management of disturbed psychiatric patients
Author(s) -
Cobb J. P.,
Gossop M. R.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2648.1976.tb00933.x
Subject(s) - doors , closure (psychology) , nursing staff , nursing , medicine , nursing management , psychiatry , psychology , medical emergency , structural engineering , economics , engineering , market economy
The temporary closure of the locked ward within a psychiatric hospital provided an opportunity for the investigation of the attitudes of nursing and medical staff to patient management, and of the changes in staff and patient behaviour on the wards. Violent and aggressive behaviour places special stresses on nursing staff and appears to be an important variable leading to locking the ward door. The relationship of absconding, and staff/patient ratio to locked doors is also discussed.