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Service users’ views of physical restraint procedures in secure settings for people with learning disabilities
Author(s) -
Jones Peter,
Kroese Biza Stenfert
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
british journal of learning disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 1354-4187
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2006.00390.x
Subject(s) - emotive , learning disability , psychology , service (business) , schedule , multiple disabilities , applied psychology , nursing , medicine , psychiatry , developmental psychology , computer science , economy , economics , philosophy , epistemology , operating system
The appropriateness and justification of physical restraint procedures in secure learning disability settings is an emotive issue. This paper examines the views of service users ( n = 10) from secure residential facilities who are restrained frequently. Using a semi‐structured interview schedule, Service users were interviewed about their restraint experiences. They reported that restraint can lead to potentially abusive situations and that staff should try other approaches before restraining someone. They were divided on whether it calmed them down and whether staff enjoyed performing restraint. Other comments included that restraint may or may not serve a purposeful goal and that there is a definite need for staff training for those involved in performing restraint.