> if someone is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, do we ask them if they want treatment? No, we have to treat then anyway. That is not true in all US stat

> if someone is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, do we ask them if they want treatment? No, we have to treat then anyway. That is not true in all US states. One cannot be committed to a mental institution against one’s will unless ordered by a judge. And one can’t be forced to ingest antipsychotics unless committed against one’s will. It’s a very high bar to get a judge to commit a person against their will, and it only lasts 30 days or less.