This week, we’re talking about straitjackets. Despite many seeing the straitjacket as an extreme method of patient restraint, in the 1700s it was introduced as a modern and humane solution. _______________Follow us on:Bluesky - @physiciansgalleryInstagram - @physiciansgalleryTikTok - @physiciansgalleryFacebook - www.facebook.com/PhysiciansGallerySign up for our newsletter - https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/newsletterTo support heritage at the RCPE, please donate:www.rcpe.ac.uk/donate_______________The Team:Dr Charlotte Holmes (@_CCHolmes_) - Editor/ProducerRachel Forrest - Researcher/PresenterDr Daisy Cunynghame - Researcher/PresenterDr Sarah Hayward - Editor/Producer