periences. Wise, Mann, Leibenluft, and Goldberg (1989) found, however, that actual patient improvement was not affected by the visibility or isolation of the seclusion room. Nevertheless, inmate apprehension about and opposition to the use of seclusion rooms might be ameliorated by making seclusion rooms visible to non secluded inmates in corrections facilities.
Mann, Wise, and Shay (1993) found that most psychiatric patients with experience in a seclusion room did not find the experience to be restful, but at the same time they did not perceive that they were being held prisoner. This latter findings would be of little relevance to inmates in a corrections facility. Among the patients studies, Mann, Wise, and Shay (1993) reported that only a small minority thought that the use of seclusion rooms for psychiatric patients should be eliminated. This finding might indicate that negative staff perceptions of the seclusion process are not of necessity shared by psychiatric patients. Whether this insight is applicable in a corrections situation is controversial.
Hafner, Lammersma, Ferris, and Cameron (1989) compared the clinical effectiveness of psychiatric intensive care units (PICU) with seclusion rooms with PICUs without such rooms. They found that the use of seclusion rooms demonstrated no clear advantages with respect to duration of admissio
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