TOPIC: Published articles on the use of seclusion in psychiatric care. PURPOSE: To present the argument that the use of seclusion in the psychiatric care of children is not evidence-based practice. SOURCES: Review of the scientific study literature of the last 30 years on the use of seclusion. CONCLUSIONS: The scientific evidence available illustrates that the use of seclusion with children is not therapeutic and is, in fact, harmful to patients.
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