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Seclusion or solitary confinement: Therapeutic or punitive treatment?
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-16, 10:11 authored by Farrell, GA, Dares, GThis paper is a review of the age-old problem of seclusion in relation to the prison practice of solitary confinement. The article challenges the stance that seclusion is a therapeutic intervention and it questions the idea that security is compromised when seclusion practices are reduced. The paper explores what appears to be semantic rather than fundamental differences between these two containment practices and suggests that staff attitudes, including a unit's culture, remain crucial factors in determining seclusion practices and not, as one might expect, patient behaviours. Alternatives to seclusion are explored.
History
Publication title
Australian and NZ Journal of Mental Health NursingVolume
5Issue
4Pagination
171-179ISSN
1324-3780Department/School
School of NursingPublisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing AsiaPlace of publication
AustraliaRepository Status
- Restricted