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For me the scariest part is its the only speciality that we allow to imprison people (involuntary holds) and they can keep people out of prison (not fit to stan
by willcipriano 3y ago
For me the scariest part is its the only speciality that we allow to imprison people (involuntary holds) and they can keep people out of prison (not fit to stand trial). They also often influence public policy. That's a lot of power for people who can't do a double blind study most of the time.
- p-e-w 3y agoIt's even worse than that: Some jurisdictions (including California IIRC) allow involuntary psychiatric holds based on the assessment of people (like law enforcement officers) who have no psychological qualifications whatsoever. This is without a doubt one of the worst and most normalized human rights violations happening in the world today, and the scale and impact of it is hard to imagine.
- throwaway426079 3y agoI have seen police arrest people under section 136 of the UK's Mental Health Act in circumstances where no expertise is needed to see that the person is a danger to themselves or others. The police then take that person to a place of safety, usually a hospital.