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  1. 03-03-2011, 12:27 PM #1
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    Default Putting people in psychiatric care against their will

    I'm told you can't place people in psychiatric care against their will (or "will") until they basically commit a crime and get sentenced to psychiatric care. In the US that is. Is this true? Wtf?
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  2. 03-03-2011, 02:29 PM #2
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    False.
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  3. 03-03-2011, 02:33 PM #3
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    False, its called the Baker Act (at least in Florida). You can have 2 families members sign off to have a person committed for a mental review. Law enforcement can also step in without the family agreeing and have someone Baker Acted.


    We attempted it with Brandy's mom a couple of times.
    Sucks that they weren't able to properly diagnose her.
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  4. 03-03-2011, 05:40 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aimless View Post
    I'm told you can't place people in psychiatric care against their will (or "will") until they basically commit a crime and get sentenced to psychiatric care. In the US that is. Is this true? Wtf?
    As those two have said, generally false. Laws vary from state to state but most if not all states do have ways. Here in California, a medical authority can order a 72-hour hold on someone they think is a danger to themselves or others.
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  5. 03-03-2011, 05:47 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by LittleFuzzy View Post
    As those two have said, generally false. Laws vary from state to state but most if not all states do have ways. Here in California, a medical authority can order a 72-hour hold on someone they think is a danger to themselves or others.
    Whew, I was worried that everything had to go through the justice system first. But what happens after 72 hrs?
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    Is someone trying to get you committed?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aimless View Post
    Whew, I was worried that everything had to go through the justice system first. But what happens after 72 hrs?
    The 72 hour hold is to allow time for actual experts in the field to make an evaluation.

    Sometimes someone just pulls a nutty, and needs a cooling down period...(like standing in line at the DMV for a couple of hours to get to the window and be told that they used the wrong ink and have to start again.)

    Other times...yep...needs a long vacation.
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  8. 03-03-2011, 08:11 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Aimless View Post
    Whew, I was worried that everything had to go through the justice system first. But what happens after 72 hrs?
    Things get more complicated. It is deliberately not all that easy to hold someone against their will.
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  9. 03-03-2011, 10:58 PM #9
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    I've fixed your thread title Aimless...
    . . .
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  10. 03-04-2011, 02:50 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Being View Post
    Is someone trying to get you committed?
    That was funny
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  11. 03-09-2011, 06:25 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Illusions View Post
    I've fixed your thread title Aimless...
    Capital 'p' ?
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    It's actually the original French billion, which is bi-million, which is a million to the power of 2. We adopted the word, and then they changed it, presumably as revenge for Crecy and Agincourt, and then the treasonous Americans adopted the new French usage and spread it all over the world. And now we have to use it.

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  12. 03-09-2011, 08:48 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Timbuk2 View Post
    Capital 'p' ?
    Yes.
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