I’m just curious, is it legal to force people to take (antipsychotic)medication in your country?
And under which circumstances?
Here in Denmark, I think you can be medicated against your will, if you are a danger to yourself or other people. But I don’t know if you can be forced to take medication just for being psychotic.
As you might know Im almost off meds (though 25 mg Seroquel)
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yes if you’re involuntarily committed to a psych ward
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Here in Canada they can give you meds and put you on a mental health “form” saying your a danger to yourself or others also they can make you have a substitute decision maker if your too psychotic
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This is one of the trickier moral aspects of psychiatry lol
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I think it varies by state. But I was forced to take a haldol shot just for arguing with a nurse. I was sitting calming reading when the forced it and the incident was over. Nurse was a total B.
I was also forced to take Invega after a court proceeding. This was a few states away in Ohio. So, yes, apparently so.
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I got involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital in 2015 and one of the psychiatrists there got me court ordered to take an antipsychotic.
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A court order? Im Sorry about that. Im quite sure that here in Denmark, you have to commit a crime before the court can order you to take meds. I think it has something to do with what you call insanity plea, if you are criminal but too sick to know right from wrong
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When they are a danger to themselves or others, that is when forced medication is allowed. I don’t think this is broad enough. It should also be allowed when people aren’t passing reality testing or are obviously unable to care for themselves properly (e.g. lots of the unmedicated and mentally ill homeless).
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So they are harmless but not able to take care of themselves and then lead poor or miserable lives? But without understanding it
Yes. It’s cruel to leave someone living homeless in extreme discomfort when we could treat them and give them a decent standard of living.
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Yes I feel the same way. But it is out of some kind of philosophy that people have the right to their own lives?
I figure we get them to where they can make a decision. If they decide they want to go back where they were, respect it. But let them have the chance to make a choice with real options.
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The whole point is that people should be offered medical treatment driven by consent. It’s sad the mental illness can lead someone to avoid treatment. They’re also a lot of people who are over medicated because our diagnostic system and science is rudimentary when it comes to understanding the behavioral flaws associated with and leading to psychosis, depression and mania
Don’t force it, but also reach out to those in need
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In England they can force you if your sectioned in a hospital but need a court order outside.
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