My question might be outdated or I may be misinformed by watching too many moovies, but why do mental hospitals have “quiet rooms”?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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Ive worked in institutuons where there are lockable padded rooms. The reason is that sometimes, the person is in a fit and can be violent and harm/kill themselves or others. Staff are trained in restraints but you cant do that for a really long time and sometimes it escalates the behavior. So you either have to restrain them by strapping them down, medicating them, or locking them in a room like this until they tire themselves out or they can be calmed. Usually some combo of these tactics depending on the situation.
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