My question might be outdated or I may be misinformed by watching too many moovies, but why do mental hospitals have “quiet rooms”? It feels more punishing than calming.
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I work at a therapy center so kinda similar, but our quiet rooms are for folks that need a break from the regular day/group/whatever they’re doing, or they’re too worked up to be with everyone else and are separated for everyone’s safety. These rooms have more calming devices while also having less stuff in them. They don’t tend to be a punishment and when someone is in there they’re closely monitored and checked on with multiple staff there to help. They can (and usually do) ask for specific staff and we’ll do everything we can to get them who they need.
ETA: These are also regular rooms, not padded or anything. We also don’t lock folks in there or anything either. They might miss mealtime if they’re too worked up but we’ll just save a plate for them and offer it when appropriate.
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