inevitably people will always find reasons to force their will upon
another. They will continue to use diagnostic labels until we reach true
human equality. In relation to mental disorder I feel there are good
possibilities and realistic possibilities for progress if any force or
coercion was judged necessary not by psychiatrists or lay people but by
peers, by which I mean a person forced into hospital for their safety
during first episode psychosis can only legally be bound by a veteran of
psychosis unless the individual has an advanced directive in place. A
true advanced directive which is legally binding and can not be ignored
is perhaps an even better solution that a survivor-legal framework to
replace the immoral psychiatric medico-legal framework.
It may only be a small step towards a better future but it might be a
giant leap for many because at the moment it's fucking psychiatrists who
are judge, jury and executioner.
with this terrible thing - the removal of liberty - there must also be a
guarantee of the highest quality treatment and the assurance of the
least amount of loss of freedoms.
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