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How do you commit someone to mental hospital w/out them knowing who did it?

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Asked By: searchingformysis 46-50, F  3 years ago

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    DingDao - 51-55 years old - male

    Posted by DingDao May 17th, 2010 at 1:31AM

    In the US, only a judge can issue a commitment order. There is a legal hearing in 7 days. This is where the patient can find out the details of the commitment order. The legal procedure involves 3 attorneys in a mediation setup. One attorney acts as the mediator, another as the public council and the third as the patient's council. As far as I can tell, they are all working for free (pro bono).

    The police or the paramedics can be the requester, but that would be after some damage has been done.

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  1. Leporid - 56-60 years old - male

    Posted by Leporid May 13th, 2010 at 4:52PM

    You cannot do that in the US or most countries. They have to choose or be a significant danger to themselves or others. Much easier to get them put in jail and hope they get committed from there. Criminally insane is the only non voluntary comitment I know of.

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