TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Managing treatment resistant violent adolescents: a step forward by substituting seclusion for mechanical restraint?
JO  - Administration and policy in mental health
A1  - Larson, Thomas C.
A1  - Sheitman, Brian B.
A1  - Kraus, John E.
A1  - Mayo, James
A1  - Leidy, LuAnn
SP  - 198
EP  - 203
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
N2  - Despite a growing consensus that seclusion or restraint should never be used with children or adolescents, there are a few patients who are resistant to treatment, and are persistently violent. The purpose of this study was to measure the efficacy of installing a padded seclusion room to decrease the use of mechanical restraints, a potentially more emotionally traumatic and dangerous intervention than seclusion. After padded room installation, the number of monthly mechanical restraint events per 1000 patient days decreased by 93.7%, from 21.2 to 1.3. A padded seclusion room may offer a safer, albeit a less than desirable alternative to mechanical restraint.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-587X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10488-007-0156-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -