In response to calls for reform from Congress, mental health advocates, and mental health
professionals, the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), now the Centers for …

Mr. Curie is administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration. Send correspondence to him at 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, Maryland …

The members of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors
(NASMHPD) believe that seclusion and restraint, including “chemical restraints," are safety …

The use of seclusion and restraint in the treatment of mentally ill patients is a highly
controversial and potentially dangerous practice. A group of direct care psychiatric nurses in …

Aims. There are growing calls to reduce, and where possible eliminate, the use of seclusion
and restraint in mental health settings, but the attitudes and beliefs of consumers, carers and …

The authors describe a quality and safety initiative designed to decrease seclusion/restraint
(S/R) and present the results of a pilot study that evaluated the effectiveness of this program …

Objective The use of seclusion or restraint (S/R) as an emergency medical intervention to
assist patients in regaining behavioral control continues to be an area of interest and …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined characteristics associated with the use of seclusion and
restraint among 442 psychiatrically hospitalized youths and sought to quantify changing …

Introduction: In recent times, much attention has been focused on the reduction of seclusion
and restraint in psychiatric settings. This paper analyzes evidence available from …

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 …