Association of Black Race With Physical and Chemical Restraint Use Among Patients Undergoing Emergency Psychiatric Evaluation.
Colin M SmithNicholas A TurnerNathan M ThielmanDamon S TweedyJoseph EggerJane P GagliardiPublished in: Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) (2021)
After analyses were adjusted for measured confounders, Black patients undergoing psychiatric evaluation were at higher odds of experiencing physical or chemical restraint compared with White patients, which is consistent with the growing body of evidence revealing racial disparities in psychiatric care.