The present invention relates to a chair for securely holding a person, in particular a child with a mental disability. The chair comprises a seat base surrounded by two side walls, a back rest, a front wall and a tabletop wherein the tabletop is movable and connected pivotably to the rest of the chair, so that the tabletop can be pushed away from the back rest and, in the pushed away position, can tilt down towards the front wall and wherein at least one of the side walls is provided with a door.
