Mason1997
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Mason1997 |
| Author(s) | Tom Mason |
| Title | An Ethnomethodological Analysis of the Use of Seclusion |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, seclusion, psychiatry |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Journal | Journal of Advanced Nursing |
| Volume | 26 |
| Number | 4 |
| Pages | 780–789 |
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| DOI | 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.00411.x |
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Abstract
The use of seclusion in psychiatric practice is a contentious issue. This paper reports on an ethnomethodological approach to understanding the decision-making process in the use of seclusion. Through first-level and second-level reasoning analysis, three themes emerged which underscored the subjects' rationalization process. These were: (a) mechanistic searching, (b) frame conflict, and (c) asylum status. This research suggests that the decision to use seclusion is based on a complex interplay of cultural and organizational factors rather than due to the presentation of symptoms by the patient.
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