I've had pretty horrific experiences being hospitalized in Canada. One time I gave a cigarette to another patient (back when I smoked) before I went out for my smoking break.

When I got back they told me to empty my pockets, which I did. I asked them what this was about and eventually they told me they had also searched my belongings in the room and accused me of giving pills to another patient (which I hadn't done).

Then I got really paranoid that I was going to be framed for doing something illegal. That anyone could put pills into my belongings when I was out of the room so I asked to be put in a private room, which would be one of the isolation rooms.

So that happened.

Then a nurse yelled at me to 'take my olanzapine', which I was refusing, while all the patients ate lunch. She wouldn't stop loudly talking about my medication in front of all the patients and eventually after asking her to stop I got up and went to my room. I was then locked in the room and they came and gave me a 10 mg olanzapine injection. When I passively refused to cooperate by sitting on the floor, that nurse pushed me back and banged my head on the concrete floor.

I have had multiple bruises from being detained in emergency psych for days on end waiting for a bed on a psych ward and eating cold sandwiches for meal after meal. I was never violent or did anythign to bring on except those who have unlimited power over others they look down upon abuse it.

So I would say my treatment in Canada has been somethign out of the middle ages and I would never go voluntarily to a psych ward for that reason. I fear abuse and mistreatment.