The Ontario Review Board convened a hearing to review the hospital's decision to significantly restrict the liberty of an NCR patient by placing him in seclusion with physical restraints.
The patient, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, had violently assaulted staff when they attempted to administer prescribed injectable medication.
The Board found that the restriction of liberty was a serious deprivation but was necessary, appropriate, and the least onerous measure available given the extreme risk of violence to staff and the patient's ongoing psychosis.
