If I tell my psychiatrist I feel suicidal and she decides to send me to hospital, will I be restrain
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I have suicidal thoughts and I am afraid to tell my psychiatrist. I am afraid because if she does decide to send me to the hospital, I heard that I will be handcuffed by a cop or have my hands and feet tied to the gurney if it's an ambulance during transportation, even if I don't fight and I accept to go voluntarily.
Is this true? I am afraid to tell her in case of this.
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mrs.wife24531 alexsmoke
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archemedes alexsmoke
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The Police can arrest anyone under the Public Order Act of 1986 if a person's behaviour becomes dangerous in such a way that there is the risk they will either harm themselves, another person or property.
The power of arrest carries with it the implicit right for a police officer to use 'reasonable force' should it be necessary, which includes the right to use handcuffs should they be thought necessary.
Most police officers faced with this situation would prefer to use their power to issue an 'Official Caution', or a 'Conditional Caution' if at all possible, so as to avoid confrontation or harm to anyone.
Under the Mental Health Act 1983 - Sections 2, 3, 4 & 5 you do have the right to appeal if you are detained against your will in a Secure Establishment for reasons of your personal health and safety or the safety of others, and under this Act you can be subjected to certain medical treatment against your will, but only in certain ways, for example people can no longer be subjected to ECT against their will.
For you to be detained in this way an application for admission to hospital under a Section 2 must be made by an Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), and such an order can usually only be enforced for 28 days (but as stated previously a patient can appeal, or an appeal can be launched by anyone on their behalf).
You need to read-up on this if you are in any doubt.
I hope this helps.
archemedes
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If you live in the USA, then maybe there are different rules and regulations that you will have to investigate for yourself.
pixie22 alexsmoke
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bmdmfd alexsmoke
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