RESTRAINT OF INSANE PERSONS.

On Non-Mechanical Restraint in the Treatment of the Insane

Before proceeding to analyze this important body of conflicting evidence upon a much-vexed question, we would make a few preliminary observations. In the first place, we think we may take, with justice, exception to the term used in the Report, when referring to this subject ?viz. that of " instrumental restraint." This phrase conveys to the'uninitiated and popular mind a very erroneous idea of...

[Sudden deaths by hobble restraint of severely hyperactive persons].

Cardiac arrest may occur while persons are being kept in hobble restraint. It has been suggested that asphyxia caused by the restraint position, so-called restraint asphyxia, is the cause, but experimental evidence has not confirmed this theory. Some of the sudden deaths are associated with excited delirium syndrome (EDS), an acute condition characterized by a hyperactive, combative behaviour i...

Insane Delusions

Who Is Insane?

between himself and an insane woman, he comes close to a satisfactory definition of insanity when he says to her, "You, of course, are insane, for this reason, the law provides that only insane persons shall be confined in asylums for the insane, while the sane are rigidly excluded. Now, as between you and me, you are legally confined in this asylum, and I am legally excluded; therefore, when y...

[Insane railroad workers].