| rated_2006
- Tue May 29, 2007 3:56 pm |
what does it take for the mental health team to actually section someone? does it have to be quite an extreme case to be taken away?
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| Dr. Chan Lowe
- Tue May 29, 2007 7:18 pm |
 The specific laws regarding this vary from state to state and country to country. In general there are two main criteria that can allow someone to be admitted against their will. These are: 1) the person is a danger to him/herself. (I.
e. if a person is stating they are going to commit suicide they can be admitted to keep them from doing this). 2) a person is a danger to someone else.
The exact definition of danger also varies some. Generally if someone is admitted for one of these reasons they can only be held for a limited amount of time during which they must receive a medical/psychiatric evaluation to see if they need to remain hospitalized. If they do need to stay in the hospital and are unwilling to do so on their own, a court-order is sometimes obtained to allow the medical team to keep the person hospitalized until they are safe to go.
I hope this helps answer your question.
Best wishes.
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| angelkt
- Tue May 29, 2007 9:15 pm |
thats interesting-I have also wondered this and also the same but in the case of anorexia...
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| Dr. K. Eisele
- Wed May 30, 2007 5:18 am |
 Dear rated 2006 and angelkt:
There is also another condition for which one may admitted against one's will. That situation is that in which the individual is unable to care for his/her needs due to psychiatric illness. In this situation, the individual is said to be gravely disabled. When one is gravely disabled, they are indeed dangerous to themselves by not being able to adequately care for their basic needs. This would include refusal to consume adequate nutrition so as to maintain their health.
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| angelkt
- Thu May 31, 2007 2:32 pm |
oh really that is interesting I never knew that...thanks.
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