Abstract
Attitudes of psychiatric hospital staff, particularly nurses, were gathered by means of a questionnaire. The question in issue centred on section 5 of the Mental Health Act, 1983, which empowers certain nurses to restrain patients from leaving the hospital.
MeSH terms
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Attitude of Health Personnel
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England
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Ethics, Nursing*
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Informed Consent / legislation & jurisprudence
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Mental Health Services / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Nurse-Patient Relations
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Patient Advocacy / legislation & jurisprudence*
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Psychiatric Nursing*
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Wales