Child & Adolescent Psychiatry : Seclusion and Restraint Reform: An Initiative by a Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Hospital

Introduction by the column editor: It is gratifying to be able to offer such a fine article for this column on the topic of a program to change seclusion and restraint practices in a children's hospital. In doing so, the journal is also supporting the first author, a medical student, who is already showing great promise in psychiatry. The topic is critical and current. The authors' approach reflects good science and a respect for both the hospital staff and the children and adolescents who are their patients.