The use of physical restraints (PR) in inpatient pediatric psychiatric units (IPPU) is a highly prevalent clinical practice extended throghut the world. The high rates and negative conseguences of PR are particulary serious with youth, and this practice has also important ethical, legal and human rights implications. Importantly, decisions about PR use are not only frequent but are also inconsistent, which suggests that existing PR protocols and standars may not be sufficient to regulate this practice in accordance to human rights standards. To date, health professionals (HP) decisión-making process about PR hve not been explained in its complexity. The purpose of this study was to explore HPs decisión making process about the use of PR in PPU
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