Although coercive physical interventions such as restraint and seclusion have been linked to
serious injuries and death in children and adolescents, little is known about the risk factors …

Youth are physically restrained in residential treatment centers to prevent them from harming
themselves or others, and this practice is common in treatment settings. Consequences from …

Recent and widely publicized increases in client injuries and occasional deaths relating to
the use of physical restraint in child care settings have administrators and practitioners …

This study extends a translational action research program by applying a theoretically based
measure of risk in predicting incidents of restraint among children and adolescents in a …

Background The restraining of children is a pervasive but controversial practice that has
resulted in the injury and death of children. Despite this threat of harm, little research has …

Conflict and aggression are well-known concerns in youth inpatient and residential facilities,
frequently affecting both the quality of children/youth (hereafter, youth) care and the well …

The use of physical restraint in residential treatment programs continues to be a topic of
debate. Yet, there is a scarcity of empirical research on effective methods for reducing both …

Programs serving troubled children continue to grapple with difficult issues concerning the
purpose, efficacy, and necessity of physical restraint and other coercive interventions. The …

Research has yet to verify whether children with greater problems, in more restrictive
settings such as inpatient units actually receive more protective interventions such as …

With increasing scrutiny on the use of seclusion and restraint on America's troubled youth, it
is important for psychiatric hospital providers to find ways to minimize the frequency and …