Research

Scope and Content Note

These files consist of physicians' orders for individual patients to undergo protective restraint or seclusion, and of regular statistical reports detailing the use of the practice at Willard. Orders include patient name, number, form of restraint, reason for action, date, and duration of treatment, as well as instructions for staff in regard to the practice. Reports generally include the number of episodes for each action and the aggregated duration of restraint or seclusion.