cage bed
A cage bed is a bed with either metal bars or netting designed to restrain a person of any given age, including children, within the boundaries of the bed. They were once commonplace in Central and Eastern Europe and used to restrain disabled people, including autistic people and those with learning difficulties, epilepsy, hyperactivity and mental health problems in psychiatric institutions.
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- 1.Q&A: Cage beds. BBC News. 15 January 2008.
- 2.Czech man's week in a cage. 2004-07-07.
- 3.Filming reveals Czech children still caged. 2008-01-15.
- 4.Hadjimatheou, Chloe. The disabled children locked up in cages. BBC News. 14 November 2014.
- 5.The disabled children locked up in cages. BBC News. 2014-11-14.
- 6.Allen, Steven. Coercion and human rights in Czech psychiatry: a human rights perspective from MDAC. The Lancet Psychiatry. 1. 3. 177–178. 2014-08-01. 2215-0366.
- 7.Pfeiffer, Jan. Rage Against the Cage. Time Europe. Oct 11, 2004.
- 8.Filming reveals Czech children still caged. BBC. 15 January 2008.
- 9.Callaghan, Louise. Czech hospital patients in cage beds. The Sunday Times. 29 June 2014.
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