The Nature and Extent of the Use of Physical Restraint and Seclusion in Psychiatric Practice: Report of a Survey

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Journal Indian J Psychiatry

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2011 Jan 6

PMID 21206846

Citations 5

Authors

Udayan Khastgir

Anirudh Kala

Utpal Goswami

Satindra Kumar

Debakanta Behera

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Abstract

Restraint and seclusion has been used to manage patients despite all controversies. Our study analyzed the opinions of different psychiatrists on the use of this method in their clinical practice. Most of them (80%) practice restraints as a treatment modality and believe that they are integral to the management of psychiatric patients. None is using seclusion.

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