Seclusion and restraint: Congress reacts to reports of abuse

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 1999, Pages

  Appelbaum, Paul S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG ABUSE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; IMMOBILIZATION; LAW; PATIENT CARE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0345593638     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.50.7.881     Document Type: Short Survey

References (10)

1. Gilman SL: Seeing the Insane. New York, Wiley, 1982
2. Weiss EM: Deadly restraint: a nationwide pattern of death. Hartford (Conn) Courant, Oct 11, 1998 [This article and subsequent articles are available at www. courant.com/news/special/restraint.]
3. Megan K, Blint DF: Deadly restraint: why they die: little training, few standards, poor staffing put lives at risk. Hartford (Conn) Courant, Oct 12, 1998
4. Weiss EM, Altimari D: Deadly restraint: patients suffer in a system without oversight. Hartford (Conn) Courant, Oct 13, 1998
5. Altimar D: Deadly restraint: "people die and nothing is done." Hartford (Conn) Courant, Oct 14, 1998
6. Weiss EM: Deadly restraint: from enforcer to counselor. Hartford (Conn) Courant, Oct 15, 1998
7. How the Courant conducted its investigation. Hartford (Conn) Courant, Oct 11, 1998
8. Freedom From Restraint Act of 1999, S 736 IS, 106th Congress, 1st session (Mar 25, 1999) [The text of this act and of the others discussed in this paper are available through the Library of Congress legislative information service at http://thomas. loc.gov.]
9. Compassionate Care Act of 1999, S 750 IS, 106th Congress, 1st session (Mar 25, 1999)
10. Patient Freedom From Restraint Act of 1999, HR 1313 IH, 106th Congress, 1st session (Mar 25, 1999)