(July 10, 2014 at 6:35 pm)Rayaan Wrote: 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.
He might indeed think that.
(July 10, 2014 at 6:35 pm)Rayaan Wrote: And based on that he could also insist that you are at an imminent risk of injuring your own self and/or others,
This is, as far as I'm aware, *not* how the law is interpreted. "Immanent risk of injuring self or others" refers to overt acts (e.g. suicide attempt and/or violence against others).
(July 10, 2014 at 6:35 pm)Rayaan Wrote: which would then make you qualified to be involuntary hospitalized and perhaps even forced to take drugs per the psychiatric
Back in the 1950's, you might be on to something - getting an involuntary commitment back then was pretty easy. Not so today.
