to calculate and compare the frequency and duration of the physical restraint and isolation of psychiatric patients in each country. Data for Japan was based on sources including national ...

Patients undergoing treatment at psychiatric hospitals in Japan are ... resort to a kind of care heavily dependent on physical restraint,” Hasegawa said. “It should be recognized first ...

Staff in a children's hospital were caught on CCTV footage abusing patients by dragging them, according to a health ...

New review takes a broad approach to understanding and categorising adverse inpatient experiences, informing how best to ...

The ombudsperson concluded the patient did not receive appropriate care, pointing out that in psychiatry, isolation, sedatives and physical restraints must be used exceptionally and not as a form ...

Olaseni Lewis died following prolonged restraint by police at Bethlem Royal hospital. His family campaigned for new guidance, but how much has changed since his death?

The Walker teenager's family want to see legal changes to guidelines for the use of "restrictive restraints" on mental health wards. These can involve a patient being physically or chemically ...