psychiatric institutions

Do All Mental Health Clients Have The Right To Treatment?

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Do All Mental Health Clients Have The Right To Treatment? All patients have both a right to treatment and a right to refuse treatment. These rights sometimes become the centerpiece of debate and dispute for people who are hospitalized with an acute psychiatric illness. There is a long legal history on the right to treatment.

Can A Hospital Force You To Stay For Mental Health?

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Can A Hospital Force You To Stay For Mental Health? If sufficient reason exists at the end of the 14-day certification to believe that you are a danger to others because of a mental disorder, the person who is in charge of the facility may petition the court to require you to remain in the