Anonymous
10/30/2025, 9:38:35 AM
No.16831289
>>16830890
>We don't force feed vegetables not because it's inhumane
That is why it's not done. I think prisoners used to be force fed if they attempted a hunger strike, but that isn't done any more because it's considered inhumane.
>Your run of the mill floridly psychotic individual does not have the capacity to make medical decisions about their mental health, and in extension, their physical health
I think this line of thinking is bullshit. I've seen patients in mental hospital who were certainly distressed, but they were still in touch with the world around them. Some doctor will say this person can't make decisions about themselves. Maybe we should help that patient to figure out and understand what is causing them distress, instead of just treating them like an object that we should drug.
>involuntary admission and medications are a very last resort locked behind the agreement of a judge with the physician
Depends on the country - in my country you don't need a judge in order to involuntarily detain someone. Here in the UK it's a team of three people who decide whether to detain someone: two doctors, and a "mental health professional" (e.g. psychologist or social worker).
>We don't force feed vegetables not because it's inhumane
That is why it's not done. I think prisoners used to be force fed if they attempted a hunger strike, but that isn't done any more because it's considered inhumane.
>Your run of the mill floridly psychotic individual does not have the capacity to make medical decisions about their mental health, and in extension, their physical health
I think this line of thinking is bullshit. I've seen patients in mental hospital who were certainly distressed, but they were still in touch with the world around them. Some doctor will say this person can't make decisions about themselves. Maybe we should help that patient to figure out and understand what is causing them distress, instead of just treating them like an object that we should drug.
>involuntary admission and medications are a very last resort locked behind the agreement of a judge with the physician
Depends on the country - in my country you don't need a judge in order to involuntarily detain someone. Here in the UK it's a team of three people who decide whether to detain someone: two doctors, and a "mental health professional" (e.g. psychologist or social worker).