Abstract
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.
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