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Should patient be given a right to choose?
Most of the time, mental patients are automatically handled by attending or resident psychiatrist or psychologist. At this point, problems of spiritual nature are dealt with as cause by human nature explaining events as hallucinations or mere mental imagery when they are not. At some point, the belief of the psychiatrist clashes with the belief of the patient and more conflict ensued causing the problem to get more complicated. Should we give rights to patient to chose the psychiatrist to handle their case before any diagnostic procedure is started? Should psychiatrist or psychologist inform their patient of their religious affiliation prior to any psychiatrict or psychological procedure?
Sorry about the lack of details. Since I posted it here at R &S, I presume that I'm talking about people with problem of spiritual nature and are being mistaken as mental patients.
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- loufedalisLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
State laws differ from state to state, but where I live, if two or more family members will swear in court that the person in question is not mentally competent, then the Judge can ask for a hearing with a well known psychiatrist. If in the opinion of the psychiatrist the person is not competent to make rational decisions, then a 2nd opinion is called for. Upon the decision of two psychiatrists and the statements of family members, the Judge is required to make the final decision. The person in question can if he or she is competent enough, convince the Judge to either commit the person to a state facility or send the person home.
In some states the codicil to a living will, may include the names of psychiatrists that the patent knows and prefers.
- supertopLv 71 decade ago
The rights of the mental patient are usually taken away by a judge. Sometimes the patient might not really have a mental illness; it might be the judge that is crazy, or it might be that relatives are trying to steal from the person considered mentally ill.
- 1 decade ago
I'm sorry. I couldn't make sense out of most of your dialog. But it does seem as if you're indicating that (all) mental patients are simply suffering from spiritual maladies, and I don't believe that's true.
