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Restraint and Seclusion Practices and Policies in U.S. Forensic Psychiatric Hospitals

Tobias Wasser, Bentley Strockbine, Yvonne Uyanwune and Reena Kapoor
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online November 2023, JAAPL.230099-23; DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.230099-23
Tobias Wasser
Dr. Wasser is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Dr. Strockbine is the Chief Medical Officer, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Middletown, CT. Dr. Uyanwune is a Psychiatry Resident, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Dr. Kapoor is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
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Bentley Strockbine
Dr. Wasser is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Dr. Strockbine is the Chief Medical Officer, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Middletown, CT. Dr. Uyanwune is a Psychiatry Resident, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Dr. Kapoor is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
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Yvonne Uyanwune
Dr. Wasser is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Dr. Strockbine is the Chief Medical Officer, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Middletown, CT. Dr. Uyanwune is a Psychiatry Resident, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Dr. Kapoor is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
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Dr. Wasser is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Dr. Strockbine is the Chief Medical Officer, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Middletown, CT. Dr. Uyanwune is a Psychiatry Resident, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Dr. Kapoor is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
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JAAPL.230099-23
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https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.230099-23
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  • Published online November 29, 2023.

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  1. Tobias Wasser, MD,
  2. Bentley Strockbine, MD PhD,
  3. Yvonne Uyanwune, MD and
  4. Reena Kapoor, MD
  1. Dr. Wasser is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Dr. Strockbine is the Chief Medical Officer, Whiting Forensic Hospital, Middletown, CT. Dr. Uyanwune is a Psychiatry Resident, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Dr. Kapoor is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
  1. Address correspondence to: Tobias Wasser, MD. E-mail: tobias.wasser{at}yale.edu.

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