I don't know where you are, so I can't give you specific feedback re laws regarding involuntary admission to a psychiatric hospital.

I can tell you that it's not done easily or lightly. In Canada two psychiatrists have to agree that you're a danger to yourself or others in order to be admitted involuntarily. And SI unless it's seriously out of control, would not normally be sufficient. They usually only admit for strong SU impulses.

And in both Can & the US they can only hold you for 72 hours in order to do an assessment, if they feel you require further treatment and you don't agree they can go through another process to hold you involuntarily for another set period. In Ontario it's 2 weeks, and it has to go before a review board where you have the chance to appeal.

They can not force you to have ECT. There has to be your informed consent for any treatment to take place. That's true for any medical procedure unless it's an emergency and you're unconcious.

I'd urge you to be totally honest with your T and pdoc. That's the only way that they'll be able to help you.

If they're suggesting hospitalization, they must think you require a greater level of care to help stabilize you. Consider it. I've been In patient in a psych hospital twice, and both times it really helped me. And it's much better to go in voluntarily as you have much more freedom as a patient that way.

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