Just-10247-LOC t1_j1yoxwc wrote on December 28, 2022 at 11:13 AM

Reply to comment by applegeek101 in Is the fear of being involuntarily committed making people not seek mental health? by northhiker1

Utter Bullshit. BTDT.

Went to Lahey seeking help but was NOT suicidal and said so. Was immediately prevented from leaving ER by nurse and security. Was kept for ten days in Haverhill. No treatment. I was not suicidal, nor a danger to anyone else. It was simply the convenience of the ER doctor. And, when I got to Haverhill the head nurse clearly stated that her concern was her liability. There was no treatment, just confinement. For profit.

The difference between a mental hospital and a jail is simply that the mental hospital has upholstery.

applegeek101 t1_j1yyt3s wrote on December 28, 2022 at 1:10 PM

Well, if someone says they are suicidal, we have to take it seriously. An ER doctor cannot clear patients who say they are suicidal, it has to be a psychologist, and most hospitals do not have one.

If they let you go before there is an evaluation and you go into the parking lot and kill yourself, then the hospital and the providers are liable for that and they can receive criminal charges. The nurses couldn’t care less about profit. They want to make sure you are not a threat to yourself before you’re released