I'm a psych nurse, solitary should be drastically changed to be more humane. At least have dimmable lights. The other biggest missing piece is a CLOCK. When I myself spent some time in the room, the worst part wasn't the blasting lights but the absolute lack of change, lack of connection to new stimulation, and the suspension of understanding the passage of time. Really easy for the facilities to buy a simple clock to put in the rooms, but they don't. The "professionals" are also told not to talk to the patient so it's just the patient alone in a blinding light while an unresponsive good who is supposed to be a mental health professional stares and documents. How are paranoid patients supposed to take hours upon hours of this treatment without any permanent emotional/mental damage or PTSD?

I'm a psych nurse, solitary should be drastically changed to be more humane. At least have dimmable and allow there to be a clock. When I myself spent some time in the room, the worst part wasn't the blasting lights but the lack of change, lack of connection to new stimulation, and the suspension of understanding the passage of time.