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This is why I keep a little imaginary Noam Chomsky sitting on my shoulder at all times. Chomsky helps keep me sane, by cutting through lies and euphemisms and showing things as they really are. I recommend reading his books, especially during times of war. He never swallowed Johnson’s nonsense about Vietnam or Bush’s nonsense about Iraq. And of course they called him insane, anti-American, terrorist-loving, anti-Semitic, blah blah blah.
I recall a couple of years ago the head of the American Psychological Association said that no professional should make a mental diagnosis from a distance. Not admissible in court and wholly unprofessional.
I recall a couple of years ago the head of the American Psychological Association said that no professional should make a mental diagnosis from a distance. Not admissible in court and wholly unprofessional.
That's just a suggestion. An opinion. When the patient refuses analysis, there is some leeway.
Mental health courts are courts set up specifically to adjudicate only those cases in which a person with a mental illness has been charged with a crime. Some mental health courts take both misdemeanors and felonies, others only the former. Mental health courts are a form of jail diversion for mentally ill individuals charged with crimes. In most cases, the judge gives the defendant the choice of going to jail or cooperating with an outpatient treatment program, including medication. If the person refuses to follow the treatment plan, he/she can be sent to jail. Mental health courts have been shown to be very effective in keeping people on medication, and in reducing rehospitalizations, incarcerations, and violent behavior. The main limitation of such courts is that a mentally ill person has to have committed a crime in order to be eligible.
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When someone you love refuses to get professional treatment for their mental health disorder—such as depression, bipolar disorder, or substance abuse—this can put you, as a family member, in a very uncomfortable and difficult position. You care for the person and can see that he or she needs help, but feel powerless and unable to just stand by.
First, author Steven Hassan is not a psychiatrist and this ethical principle applies only to psychiatrists who are members of the APA. Secondly, and subtitle aside, the focus is on cults and how people become attached to them, with President Trump as a crucially considered example.
Fine - according to the DPST "experts" - Pelosi has a "right" to force Trump into involuntary diagnosis and therapy for not adhering to the DPST marxist narrative.
along that line - Trump, Mcconnell, and Mccarthy have the right to force Pelosi and Schumer into involuntary diagnosis and therapy for their dangerous TDS.
Look it up in the Constitution the DPST's plan to write for 2020. Drafts are on the DNC web site.
Now - 9500- go play with Iran and Swalwell at nukes (oops - we made a mistake and did not really mean to nuke Israel and NYC.)
