The nature and extent of the use of physical restraint and seclusion in psychiatric practice: Report of a survey

Udayan Khastgir; Anirudh Kala; Utpal Goswami; Satindra Kumar; Debakanta Behera

The nature and extent of the use of physical restraint and seclusion in psychiatric practice: Report of a survey

Indian J Psychiatry. 2003 Jul;45(3):155-7.

Authors

Udayan Khastgir¹, Anirudh Kala, Utpal Goswami, Satindra Kumar, Debakanta Behera

Affiliation

¹ UDAYAN KHASTGIR, MD, International Fellow, Pierremont Unit, Darlington Memorial Hospital, UK.

PMID: 21206846
PMCID: PMC2952160

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.

Keywords: psychiatric patients; restraints; seclusion.