Re-Designing State Mental Health Policy to Prevent the Use of Seclusion and Restraint

@article{Huckshorn2006ReDesigningSM,
  title={Re-Designing State Mental Health Policy to Prevent the Use of Seclusion and Restraint},
  author={Kevin Ann Huckshorn},
  journal={Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research},
  year={2006},
  volume={33},
  pages={482-491}
}
  • K. Huckshorn
  • Published 1 July 2006
  • Medicine
  • Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
 The members of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) believe that seclusion and restraint, including “chemical restraints," are safety interventions of last resort and are not treatment interventions. Seclusion and restraint should never be used for the purposes of discipline, coercion, or staff convenience, or as a replacement for adequate levels of staff or active treatment. The use of seclusion and restraint creates significant risks for people with… 
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