--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Admitting an adult to a mental institution can only be > done by someone sanctioned by the particular state > with that power (i.e., a medical doctor, a > psychologist, a policeman). That admitting person must > present clear evidence that the person is a clear risk > to their own wellbeing or the wellbeing of another. It > is not an easy thing to do at all. >
*********** The authorities are extremely reluctant to admit people to mental institutions because of the high cost of doing so. When I worked as a civilian for a So. Calif. police force 25 years ago, the cops would get complaints about crazy street people acting out in the neighborhood, but physicians would not usually not admit anybody unless they were clearly nuts, so the crazy guy would go back to the neighborhood and the cops would go nuts dealing with multiple calls about this crazy guy doing his crazy thing in the neighborhood. So the cops learned to tell the crazy guy when they picked him that they were going to take him to the wizard, who would do all sorts of wonderful things for him, getting the guy all excited, so that when they arrived at the hospital and met the doctor, the crazy guy would blurt out "Are you the wizard?", and the doctor would say, Oh yeah, and admit the guy to the psych ward, which would get him off the streets for a while. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
