Psychiatry Exposed

[Rayaan]

If a person has a compulsive behavior - like refusing medical treatment, and it is impacting their life in a negative way...........

I doubt that you would get diagnosed with that disorder for saying, "Doc, I don't want to take these antidepressants, here's why (if you're wondering)- so I'm going to exercise my rights and pass."

But if the doctor thinks that the illness you have is something "severe," and you still refuse to take medications, then he might say that you lack the capacity to make your own informed decisions. And based on that he could also insist that you are at an imminent risk of injuring your own self and/or others, which would then make you qualified to be involuntary hospitalized and perhaps even forced to take drugs per the psychiatric commitment laws in the United States.

In contrast to genuine medical patients, involuntary psychiatric patients may be deprived of all their civil rights. They can be held indefinitely against their will on the word of a psychiatrist. Habeus corpus hearings, where the psychiatric "patient" petitions for freedom, are typically farcical rubber stamps of the psychiatrist’s authority. Committed patient can be deprived of the right to drive, to vote, to manage money, and to communicate with their friends, relatives, and doctors. The psychiatric ward is a total institution under the absolute authority of psychiatrists and their designated agents. Inmates can be forced to take drugs against their will. They can be put in isolation. They can be forced to undergo electroshock treatment and lobotomy against their will. They are at the mercy of their "helpers."

Critique of Medical-Coercive Psychiatry