can a doctor force medication or electric shock treatment

[wastedmylife]

I saw a quack psychiatrist today cuz they are all a bunch of quacks

He tried to brainwash me with his bag of medication and he even brought up electro shock treatment


If someone looks to far gone both suicidally and from depression and perhaps has revengeful fantasies, can they force medication or electro shock treatment on you

I don't think the doctor liked me cuz I more or less told him all medication is a bunch of crap

[plates]

In the UK yes. If you're under a section- and the requirements of being under a section is where you 'don't have insight' or something like that...

It depends where you are.

[~Claire]

Yup it depends where you are, here in the UK if you're detained under the Mental Health Act then you can be forced to take medication.

I dunno how it works for other countries. I'm not too sure on the whole ECT thing either, I think these days it's pretty much a last resort thing.

[gentlelady]

So I am wondering why your mind is so closed to help? It seems that no matter what suggestion is made, you reject it. You say you want things to change and be better, but are you somehow afraid of it happening? Things can't change if you don't allow them to. I really do wish you could be happy. I do not have the answers about forced treatment beyond what the others have already mentioned. It is much better to do things voluntarily than be forced.

[annrobert]

hello there,
Although some psychiatrists may be quacks ,many of them are good doctors who try to help.They might offer medication because of their training and not because they just want to push meds.Medication has helped and continues to help many people,not all people ,but yes definately some people.It could be worth a try.Try to be open minded about it,to at least try it out for some months and find out if it helps you or not.You can always go off it if it does not work.It sounds like this psychiatrist wants to help you,maybe give him a chance.
annrobert

[alexander01]

No thats against the law, this AMERICA not soudan.