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Default Nov 13, 2023 at 07:48 AM
 
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Originally Posted by stahrgeyzer View Post
Anyone know what a psychologist would do if their client who's diagnosed with SA and ASD says they think they can't properly take care of themselves in society financially and socially?

Would the psychologist consider putting me in a full-time mental hospital? I don't even know if such hospitals exists anymore. I'm talking about the hospital in the movie one flew over the cuckoo's nests.
A mental health professional cannot involuntarily commit someone to the hospital unless they are a danger to themselves or someone else. If you feel like you can't take care of your self why not ask them for resources?
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