(CN) — Duke University law students argued to the Fourth Circuit Friday that extensive periods of restraint and seclusion violated an involuntarily committed ... Despite outlining his deteriorating ...

One said the 24-bed psychiatric hospital ... including physical restraint and dragging patients down corridors, leaving them bruised and traumatised. One said she wanted the police to be called ...

“In this case, we’ve alleged that the Psychiatric Institute of Washington ... That lawsuit accused UHS of inadequate staffing, improper patient restraint and seclusion, failure to discharge ...

Giving evidence on Monday, locum Dr Ahmad Alastal said he had initially assessed the patient ... a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU), where a further incident led to restraint and medication ...

"It just feels like a really important time, especially in the moment of expansion, to also look at quality of care." ...

Restraint Procedures – If a patient becomes ... general hospitals need stronger security measures for handling psychiatric patients who turn violent.

A COURT has ruled that an Essex mental health nurse should be struck off from the profession after he slapped a patient in the face even though ...