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Sweet freedom
- Author:
- MURPHY Elaine
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 29.10.92, 1992, pp.15-16.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Physical restraint in wards and homes for elderly people may be on the wane, but liberty is often restricted more subtly.
Mental illness and the use of restraints in nursing homes
- Author:
- BURTON Lynda C.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 32(2), 1992, pp.164-170.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Describes research on newly admitted residents to identify predictors of restraint use.
Showing restraint
- Author:
- SONE Kendra
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 17.9.92, 1992, p.9.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A report earlier this year by Counsel and Care alerted practitioners to the fact that restraining confused elderly people in residential care can be a form of abuse. Calls for guidance to get a balance between residents' rights and the need to keep them safe.
What if they hurt themselves: a discussion document on the uses and abuses of restraint in residential care and nursing homes for older people
- Author:
- COUNSEL AND CARE
- Publisher:
- Counsel and Care
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 51p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London