Māori are the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand. European colonisation had a
devastating effect on their communities and their way of life. While there is some evidence of …

Purpose To identify and summarise extant knowledge about patient ethnicity and the use of
various types of restrictive practices in adult mental health inpatient settings. Methods A …

This paper documents a joint initiative of clinical practice educators from four tertiary
institutions and their engagement in the design and development of a proposed Hauora …

Accessible summary What is known about the subject? People experiencing mental distress
have a high rate of contact with police in community crisis events. Police use a continuum of …

Objective: Research designed to increase knowledge about Māori with bipolar disorder is
required to understand how health services support wellbeing and respond to identified …

Objectives: This paper synthesises critique from Māori patients with Bipolar Disorder (BD)
and their whānau to identify barriers and propose changes to improve the structure and …

Executive Summary This Stocktake of Evidence and Actions was produced for the Mental
Health and Addiction Inquiry panel by a team at the University of Otago, Wellington. The …

Whakapapa is an Indigenous metatheoretical framework; a phenomenon of metaphysical
and social connections embedded in Indigenous epistemology unique to Aotearoa New …

Accessible Summary What is known on the subject? Seclusion is a harmful and traumatising
intervention for people accessing mental health services. People who are subject to …

Rates of seclusion vary across New Zealand's publicly funded district health board (DHB)
adult mental health inpatient services as indicated by national data. Anecdotally, this …