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Model‐of‐care effort reduces need for restraint, seclusion at BH facility
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.31580
Subject(s) - seclusion , patient isolation , health care , psychology , medicine , psychiatry , medical emergency , political science , law , university hospital
Creating a model of care based on a trauma‐informed approach to provide an alternative to restraint and seclusion for at‐risk and high‐risk children and adults proved to be the best approach for one behavioral health facility's ability to reduce restraint and completely eliminate seclusion, according to program officials. The results of the approach are published in Advances in Neurodevelopmental Disorders .