Posted by Ilene on December 2, 2005, at 0:50:30
In reply to Re: Last resorts, posted by Squiggles on December 1, 2005, at 12:40:04
I also had ECT, BTW.
I do not think a hospital, these days, would perform ECT on a person who did not give permission. For one thing, it is very expensive.
If you are in a hospital voluntarily you can say "no" to anything. When I was in a psych ward last month I told them I didn't want to take a certain med (they tried to give me something wrong). They just said okay and wrote down that I had refused medication.
If you are there involuntarily they can only keep you for a limited period of time. In this state it's 72 hours. After that, if they still think you are still a danger to yourself or others, I believe they have to go before a judge and you probably have a right to a lawyer.
I.
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