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ArticleWorld journal of psychiatry2024

Diminishing restrictive practices in psychiatric wards

Yan Zeng, Jun-Wen Zhang, Jian Yang

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Article in World journal of psychiatry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yan ZengDepartment of Psychology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400010, China.
Jun-Wen ZhangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China.
Jian YangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China. yangjian@hospital.cqmu.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This editorial examines the application of virtual reality (VR) training to mitigate restrictive practices (RPs) within psychiatric facilities. RPs include physical restraints, seclusion, and chemical restraints, used to ensure patient safety but with varying usage rates across regions. In recent years, there has been a growing focus on the adverse effects of RPs on both healthcare workers and patients, leading to calls for its reduction. Previous research has shown the efficiency of VR training in RP reduction. This editorial will analyze the limitations of VR training in prior research aimed at reducing RP, emphasizing that the essence of RPs is a medical safety issue, calling for careful differentiation of the causes of RPs, and avoiding the use of AR technology as a "new bottle" for "old wine" to improve the quality and reproducibility of future research in this field.

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In-patientPsychiatric wardsQuestionsRestrictive practicesVirtual realityVirtual reality training

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PMID39704365
PMCPMC11622027

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