Tag: civil commitment
Fighting Unjustified Commitment in Wisconsin: Leslieās Story
Leslie was not experiencing any depression, psychosis, or suicidal or homicidal ideation. She was not a danger to herself or others. Yet she had been picked up by police, placed in handcuffs, and brought to the hospital, and her social worker intended to have her placed in a group home.
The Problem With Hospitalizing Opioid Addicts Against Their Will
FromĀ The Washington Post: In Massachusetts, which has one of the highest rates of opioid deaths nationally, addiction-related civil commitments have doubled in the past...
Committed: The Battle Over Involuntary Psychiatric Care
Dinah Miller and Annette Hanson are psychiatrists who blog at Shrink Rap. On one topic we agree ā the subject of involuntary care is the most contentious and troubling topic for psychiatry. To their credit, they have directed an enormous amount of attention to this subject in their latest book.
They Call This āHelpā
āWonāt they know Iām lying?ā I asked. āWonāt they know Iām an impostor?ā āNo,ā he said, ānot at all. You can tell them youāre suffering from delusions and theyāll believe it almost without question. It doesnāt matter if you donāt have any history of psychiatric illness or hospitalization, just make up some nonsense about hearing voices and theyāll swallow the whole thing hook, line and sinker.ā