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Why Do Seclusion Therapy And Use Of Antipsychotics Are Considered Treatment Choice For Mentally Ill Patients?

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Posted on Fri, 7 Sep 2018
Question: Why do Doctors especially Psychiatrists think that putting The patient in seclusion and injecting the patient
with Haldol, Thorodazine ,sodium amytol ect.is the answer to one's illness
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Soujanya (34 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Seclusion therapy is decided on the basis if mental status of the patient.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I have gone through your query and understand that you are concerned about the need of seclusion therapy in mentally ill patients.

The choice of this therapy depends on the mental status of the patient, as if the patient is very aggressive, he may be harmful to himself and also to others.

So definitely it is advisable to seclude such patient and treat him, till he get stable.

Haldol, thioridazine are the antipsychotics, which helps in stabilizing the patient and calms down, improves his biological functions and decreases distress along with improving socio- occupational function.

Hope this information helps you.Let me know if I can assist you further.
Thank you.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Soujanya (3 hours later)
Alright but do Doctors concern themselves with the knowledge that it is forcebly
put on patients and basically is a violation of a persons interpersonal space and is
a violation og a persona human rights similiar to rape.
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Soujanya (39 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
It is fillowed according to mental health act.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

I can understand your concern about the treatment of mentally ill patients.

I would say that it is all done according to the chapters approved in mental health act.

Any professional psychiatrist can not take his individual decisions in treating the mentally ill.
They have to follow according to the norms and rules mentioned in mental health act.

So, there is nothing in their own personal interest.
Hope this information clears your concern.
Regards,
Dr. Soujanya
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Soujanya (20 hours later)
Does a patient have any legal recourse when seclusion has happened to many times
in the history of a patients therapy?
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Soujanya (42 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
No, it doesn't depend on number of times

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome back,
I can say that it doesn't depend on number of times, but it surely depends on mental status of the patient during seclusion therapy.

Hope this clears all your queries.

Regards,
Dr. Soujanya
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana
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Why Do Seclusion Therapy And Use Of Antipsychotics Are Considered Treatment Choice For Mentally Ill Patients?

Brief Answer: Seclusion therapy is decided on the basis if mental status of the patient. Detailed Answer: Hi, I have gone through your query and understand that you are concerned about the need of seclusion therapy in mentally ill patients. The choice of this therapy depends on the mental status of the patient, as if the patient is very aggressive, he may be harmful to himself and also to others. So definitely it is advisable to seclude such patient and treat him, till he get stable. Haldol, thioridazine are the antipsychotics, which helps in stabilizing the patient and calms down, improves his biological functions and decreases distress along with improving socio- occupational function. Hope this information helps you.Let me know if I can assist you further. Thank you.