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Originally Posted by BethRags
I do want to point out that being IP is not the same as just being the patient of a pdoc. No outpatient pdoc can actually force a patient to take meds. They can suggest a medication(s), but they cannot make you take it against your will.
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The pdoc can refuse treatment, and label you med noncompliant. This can effect the help for your future mental health. Also, if you are a danger to yourself or others, they can get a court order to keep you IP until they determine you are ready to be released. This would strongly imply the taking of your meds. So what your saying here is true but only to a point.
There are always ways around ones rights for people who are determined to be seriously mentally ill. This is what happened to a friend. She was arrested by the police. She was forced to stay IP for a month. Before a judge, he ordered her to see a court appointed psychiatrist. Also, she cannot leave the county without permission. So remaining med compliant is in her future.
IIRC I cannot afford to be involuntarily committed. They may come to my home and take away all my very expensive antique firearms.
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Last edited by Tucson; Jan 28, 2020 at 01:24 AM.
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