[Isolation and mechanical restraint in psychiatry]. / Isolement et contention mécanique en psychiatrie.

Since 2016, there has been a succession of legal texts aimed at framing the use of seclusion and mechanical restraint in psychiatric services. These legal evolutions are not without consequence on the practice of caregivers. We propose here a practical summary of this issue.

[Evolution of the status of family carers]. / Évolution du statut des aidants familiaux.

Family carers play a key and indispensable role in today's society. What is their legal status and what have been the stages of their recognition? It would appear that their situation fluctuates between a status in the process of being constructed and the temptation of self-sacrifice.