Seclusion Reduction in Dutch Mental Health Care: Did Hospitals Meet Goals?

Improving mental health care in general hospitals.

The mental health needs of older people being cared for within general hospitals and other acute healthcare settings has been specifically identified as a priority for improvement. Yet in reality little has changed. The Department of Health (DH) (2006) has highlighted how many challenges still exist in developing effective integrated care for this patient group and continues to respond with fur...

Commentary: a British perspective on the use of restraint and seclusion in correctional mental health care.

Policy and practice in the safe management of disturbed and violent behavior as applied in USA and UK correctional facilities is examined in this article. Certain differences emerge and are discussed, particularly relating to physical restraint. The paucity of evidence to support particular interventions is highlighted through a review of a UK systematic analysis of world literature on best pra...

Introduction to: resource document on the use of restraint and seclusion in correctional mental health care.

It is well known that the number of persons incarcerated in prisons and jails in the United States has dramatically increased during the past two decades. On December 31, 2005, 1,446,269 inmates were in the custody of state and federal prison authorities, and 747,529 were in the custody of local jail authorities. When all forms of incarceration are included (e.g., facilities operated by or excl...

Resource document on the use of restraint and seclusion in correctional mental health care.

This resource document discusses the use of seclusion or restraint for purposes of mental health intervention in correctional facilities. Correctional mental health standards essentially state that seclusion or restraint, when used for health care purposes, should be implemented in a manner consistent with current community practice. The community practice was significantly impacted and revised...

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