Summary
Aim: To critically appraise the ‘Baroness Hollins’ Final Report: My Heart Breaks – Solitary Confinement in Hospital Has no Therapeutic Benefit for People with a Learning Disability and Autistic People’ report, to provide a comprehensive summary outlining potential positive impacts, identifying specific concerns and reflecting on best practice going forward.
Authors: Samuel J. Tromans, Indermeet Sawhney, Mahesh Odiyoor, Jana de Villiers, Jane McCarthy, Harm Boer, Regi Alexander, Ken Courtenay, Stuart Wallace, Satheesh Gangadharan, Ashok Roy, Amy Blake, Kiran Purandare, Anupama Iyer, Richard Laugharne, Vivien Weisner and Rohit Shankar
Citation: Tromans SJ, Sawhney I, Odiyoor M, et al. Long-term segregation and seclusion for people with an intellectual disability and/or autism in hospitals: critique of the current state of affairs. The British Journal of Psychiatry. 2025;226(1):39-46. doi:10.1192/bjp.2024.211
