Restraint and Seclusion: Can They Become Obsolete Practices?

Has screening mammography become obsolete?

Unregulated, untrained, and unaware: restraint and seclusion practices in educational settings

Current and historical trends of restraint and timeout use, particularly in school environments, were examined through a review of relevant literature. The use of these techniques has changed over time, and resulting injuries have increased the public’s awareness of their dangers. While some believe that these techniques provide a therapeutic benefit to individuals or are necessary to defuse cr...

Patient Seclusion and Restraint Practices in Psychiatric Hospitals - towards Evidence Based Clinical Nursing

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Commentary: Interventions based on learning principles can supplant seclusion and restraint.

Regulatory and administrative imperatives, when paired with staff training in humanistic, verbally mediated interventions can reduce the frequency of seclusion and restraint but can be associated with increases in the frequency and severity of staff injury, with concomitant tension and apprehension in the treatment setting. Even when educational programs for staff are made available for patient...

Regulatory, clinical, and educational approaches to eliminating restraint and seclusion

Background In response to national media attention on restraint and seclusion (R/S), state and national efforts in the USA have organized around the goal of eliminating their use. Several states/organizations have significantly reduced and stopped using these violent procedures. Participants will learn: 1) How some states/organizations changed treatment practice to prevent inpatient violence, 2...