[Ethics and solitary confinement in psychiatry]

Soins Psychiatr. 2014 Sep-Oct:(294):16-20.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The decision to treat a patient in solitary confinement in psychiatry does not follow any protocol and is not made on a case-by-case basis. Team deliberation opens discussion and enables the group as a whole to take responsibility for clarifying what is to be supported by the team and implemented by the carer during treatment. When presented with complex situations, uncertainty can be a force when it calls upon an ethical dilemma.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Consensus
  • Ethics, Nursing*
  • France
  • Hospitals, Psychiatric*
  • Humans
  • Nursing, Team / ethics
  • Patient Isolation / ethics*
  • Patient Isolation / psychology
  • Uncertainty