1-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial comparing seclusion and mechanical restraint in people with serious mental illness
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Methods We conducted a cohort study with optional randomisation comparing seclusion and mechanical restraint among in-patients with acute psychotic disorders. We determined an ethical aspect as main outcome variable: the restriction of human rights from the patients' point of view, measured by a scale developed for this purpose, Human DIgnity during COercive Procedures, DICOP. In addition we screened for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). After one year a follow-up was conducted by telephone interviews. We reassessed the incidence of PTSD after coercive measures by the Impact of Event Scale (IES).
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