Posted by med_empowered on November 20, 2006, at 22:24:22 [reposted on November 22, 2006, at 12:58:25 | original URL]
In reply to New Mental Health Laws in UK, posted by ed_uk on November 20, 2006, at 14:45:34
wow...creepy. very, very creepy. Especially the parts about getting rid of "finite confinement orders". So..basically...instead of saying "You, patient X, are to be held for 30 days" the deal is now "You, patient X, will be held until someone decides otherwise". Is that correct? If so...that's ridiculous. Its substituting psychiatric opinion for what is essentially a legal issue (say what you will about "treatment," depriving someone of their liberty without proof of any criminal behavior is something that needs to be regulated by someone other than mental health officials, unless we're going back to the days of 10year long hospital stays)
Whats the deal with this legislation? Current research I've seen coming out of the UK also deals with cognitive behavioral therapy for schizophrenia and the ill-effects of psychiatric meds on people...why this push for Draconian Mental Health laws? Are people in the UK terrified of the "unwell" all of a sudden?
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