The developmental-clinical rationale for the use of seclusion in the psychiatric treatment of children.
The use of seclusion as an element in a therapeutic management model for ego-deficient children is presented, based on what is known about the normal socialization process and the ego deficits of some psychiatrically hospitalized children. A distinction is made between retaliatory punishment and supportive control techniques. Specific recommendations for the implementation of seclusion in a nurturing environment are made.
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Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge Hospital, Harvard Medical School.
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D010356:Patient Isolation / Q000523:psychology*; D010553:Personality Development; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011678:Punishment