A recent study confirms that one in four psychiatric patients in Ontario was restrained or isolated while in treatment
The use of control interventions, including physical and mechanical restraints, acute control medications and seclusion, is understood to be a method of last resort in care facilities and hospitals. However, according to a new analysis [opens to PDF] from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), nearly one in four (24%) individuals admitted to a designated mental health bed in Ontario experienced at least one type of control intervention during their hospitalization.
Patients admitted to a general hospital, as opposed to a psychiatric hospital, were actually more likely to experience the use of restraint(s).
We speak with Ian Joiner, who is manager of rehabilitation and mental health at the Canadian Institute for Health Information.
