Overcoming the Use of Mechanical Restraints in Psychiatry: A New Challenge in the Everyday Clinical Practice at the Time of COVID-19

J Clin Med. 2020 Nov 23;9(11):3774. doi: 10.3390/jcm9113774.

Authors

Domenico De Berardis^{1

2}, Antonio Ventriglio³, Michele Fornaro⁴, Federica Vellante², Giovanni Martinotti², Silvia Fraticelli², Massimo Di Giannantonio²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mental Health, NHS, Psychiatric Service for Diagnosis and Treatment, Hospital "G. Mazzini", ASL 4, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
² Department of Neurosciences and Imaging, University "G. D'Annunzio", 66100 Chieti, Italy.
³ Department of Psychiatry, University of Foggia, 71121, Foggia, Italy.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry, Federico II University, 80131 Naples, Italy.

Abstract

Restraining interventions, which comprise physical (PR) and mechanical restraint (MR), have a long history in mental health services [...].

Publication types

Editorial