Table 2 Proportion of cases affected by mechanical restraint and seclusion in seven German and seven Swiss psychiatric hospitals

Mechanical restraint

Seclusion

Germany (number of hospitals = 7)

Switzerland (number of hospitals = 6)

Germany (number of hospitals = 7)

Switzerland (number of hospitals = 7)

cases affected

700 out of 6761 admissions

130 out of 1976 admissions

524 out of 6761 admissions

351 out of 1976 admissions

proportion

10.4 %

6.6 %

7.8 %

17.8 %*

minimum

7.3 %

1.0 %

0.4 %

8.2 %

maximum

15.9 %

14.4 %

14.3 %

38.3 %