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Vi asked in HealthMental Health · 10 years ago

Why is the psychiatry keeping individuals at places not of their choice?

Do you find this humane?

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  • 10 years ago
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    If the person is truly a danger to themselves, or others, absolutely.

  • 10 years ago

    No, it violates human rights and such poor people have then no rights. Even if you are accused of something, you have rights, you have rights to have a lawyer etc. Psychiatry patients had often no rights at all. With 10% os psychiatrists admitting sexually abusing patients...

    Check out the watch dog at www.cchr.org

    they have great videos about history of psychiatry abuse

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    It's humane if it's for the person's safety. Besides, they can't even keep them over 72 hours against their will, and there is a lot of asessment that they have to do even for the 72 hour mandatory stay.

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