Wilson M
Nurs Stand. 1993;7(31):28-30. doi: 10.7748/ns.7.31.28.s40.
The report of the Ashworth Inquiry (1), which was jointly commissioned by the Special Hospitals Service Authority and the Secretary of State for Health, recommended the phasing-out and the ultimate ending of seclusion at Ashworth Hospital. The Special Hospitals Service Authority's response was that, although it intends to reduce the use of seclusion to a minimum, it was unable to support its total abolition. This has once again brought into question the practice of seclusion in the treatment of psychiatric patients. This article examines the literature surrounding seclusion practice and some of the alternatives in dealing with severely disturbed and violent psychiatric patients.
由特殊医院服务管理局和卫生大臣联合委托进行的阿什沃思调查（1）报告建议，逐步淘汰并最终停止阿什沃思医院的隔离措施。特殊医院服务管理局的回应是，尽管打算将隔离措施的使用减少到最低限度，但无法支持完全废除隔离。这再次引发了对精神病患者治疗中隔离做法的质疑。本文审视了围绕隔离做法的文献以及一些应对严重精神错乱和暴力精神病患者的替代方法。
