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Mental Health Information

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3. This is actually good

Reply to HereSince1628 (Original post)

Fri Mar 15, 2013, 12:42 PM

Mar 2013

So long as the court requires the demonstration of need, I think it would be helpful. When a person is in a delusional state (which I have seen first hand with family members) they cannot differentiate what is good for them or not any more than a comatose person can. It is neglecting a person's needs to not have something like this in place, it is neglecting their family's needs and society's as well.

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LA backs Cal. laws to mandate mental health treatment, violating Mental Health Rights? [View all] HereSince1628 Mar 2013 OP

Damn. This could work out great Betsy Ross Mar 2013 #1

I think the equivalence is more like being forced into treatment for TB or HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #2

I have a psychiatrist and insurance Betsy Ross Mar 2013 #6

This is actually good get the red out Mar 2013 #3

Supposing a person as incompetent makes it seem an easier question HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #4

There are a lot of ways to die get the red out Mar 2013 #5

The treatments I mentioned are all listed in the Mental Health Declaration of Human Rights HereSince1628 Mar 2013 #7

I can't say that this is good... Neoma Mar 2013 #8