Use of seclusion and restraint in 23 adult public psychiatric hospitals in New York State was
examined by comparing demographic and diagnostic characteristics of 657 patients who …

The authors report on the replication of a 1984 study of the use of restraint and seclusion at
psychiatric hospitals operated by the New York State Office of Mental Health. The results of …

Objective The authors examined rates of use restraint and seclusion during September 1992
in 125 psychiatric settings in New York State. Methods Psychiatric centers and general …

The author attempted to determins whether hospitals of the same type, with similar
admission and discharge policies and operating under identical regulations, had similar …

A survey of the use of seclusion and restraint during 1994 was conducted at 124 state
psychiatric hospitals to update data from a survey of 108 such hospitals conducted for 1991 …

Objective: Patterns of seclusion and restraint over a one-year period at 82 Veterans Affairs
medical centers were examined to determine whether use of these interventions was …

Data from a survey of seclusion and restraint practices in New York state hospitals were
analyzed to determine if they differed by hospital location. The study included 19 hospitals …

Studied the use of seclusion and restraint in 31 New York State Office of Mental Health
psychiatric hospitals by collecting data on every order written at the hospitals over a 4-wk …

OBJECTIVE: The author reviews and evaluates a variety of interventions that were
considered to have contributed to the successful reduction of reliance on the use of …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the use of seclusion and mechanical restraint from 1990
to 2000 and the rate of staff injuries from patient assaults from 1998 to 2000 in a state …