Tag: mechanical restraints

UK Trials Body Cameras for Staff in Mental Health Wards

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FromĀ Engadget: An early trial has found that staff-worn body cameras can reduce confrontation and aggressive behavior, including incidents of physical restraint, in psychiatric hospitals. "If...

They Call This ā€œHelpā€

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ā€œWonā€™t they know Iā€™m lying?ā€ I asked. ā€œWonā€™t they know Iā€™m an impostor?ā€ ā€œNo,ā€ he said, ā€œnot at all. You can tell them youā€™re suffering from delusions and theyā€™ll believe it almost without question. It doesnā€™t matter if you donā€™t have any history of psychiatric illness or hospitalization, just make up some nonsense about hearing voices and theyā€™ll swallow the whole thing hook, line and sinker.ā€