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I don't necessarily fully agree with what I'm about to say, but it's a logical conclusion I came to while reading this: If a psychotic person is considered inc
by piperswe 3y ago
I don't necessarily fully agree with what I'm about to say, but it's a logical conclusion I came to while reading this:
If a psychotic person is considered incapable of consent, then it should be especially wrong to commit them, even voluntarily. A lack of ability to consent does not imply consent, which is a doctrine that's critical to concepts like statutory rape. I don't think that the argument that people incapable of rejecting treatment with a sound mind should be treated _because_ of that incapability holds too much water.
Subjectively, I agree with the author that much of this treatment is necessary. But objectively, it's hard to fit it into a (or, at least, my personal) framework of consent.
Don't take this response personally - this is mostly me pointing out an inconsistency in my own personal philosophy.
- piperswe 3y agoAlso, in-patient mental healthcare is a crapshoot. Sometimes, you'll have a positively life-changing experience. Some other times though, you'll have the most traumatic experience of your life. We need to fix the image of the treatment itself before the image of involuntary commitment can improve.