Prevalence of restraint use in psychiatric inpatient care facilities in India: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coercive interventions may be required during psychiatric in-patient care, but require careful monitoring to minimize inappropriate use.

Aim

In this article, we aimed to systematically review published literature on the frequency and patterns of selected coercive methods in mental health establishments (MHEs) in India.

Methods

From a systematic screening of four databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL and PSYCINFO) supplemented by searching relevant citations and selected journals, we retrieved studies of frequency and patterns of mechanical restraint, chemical restraint and seclusion at Indian MHEs.

Results

Nine studies reported 1595 restraint events over 62699.86 in-patient days, i.e between 1.64 to 175.71 events per 1000 in-patient days or 16.38 to 195

SUBMITTER: Krishnan V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12410855 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature