The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) found that a psychiatric hospital's measures of putting a diaper on a patient and isolating and restraining the patient for four consecutive days amounted to a human rights violation.
According to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on the 27th, A, who was hospitalized at a psychiatric hospital, filed a petition against the hospital in Jan. last year.
An NHRC investigation found the hospital extended isolation and restraint for up to four days without following relevant procedures, such as an in-person evaluation by a specialist or a post-meeting of a multidisciplinary evaluation team. There were also indications that the isolation and restraint logs were falsified.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) noted that under Ministry of Health and Welfare guidelines, the maximum durations allowed are, for adults, isolation up to 12 hours and restraint up to 4 hours.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) also viewed that requiring the petitioner to wear a diaper due to issues handling urination and defecation could cause humiliation, raising the possibility of an infringement of the right to personality.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) recommended that the hospital comply with procedures, provide job training for all staff, and discipline those responsible for falsifying isolation records. It also recommended that the head of the competent public health center provide guidance and oversight of the hospital.