Digsy Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I was talking to a lad the other day who said he'd gotten himself into a spot of bother at work and the police (pco's) were after him with a psychiatrist to have him committed. Does this really happen, I mean do the police take psychiatrists with them to have people committed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissM Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 yes the police have a power to detain under the Mental Health Act to then get an assessment done of that person's mental health Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 If they have reasonable grounds to suspect that you're a danger to yourself and/or to others, then absolutely they will do this. If they have unreasonable grounds to suspect it, they could still do so but they shouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 i dont think they have them with them on an arrest as such, but when somebody gets arrested they get them seen by a psychiatrist and can section them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 I have to wait months to see a therapist/psychiatrist. Wow I don't want to appear to be whining or whinging, but this week more than any could I have used some professional help but I have to wait months between visits, due to backlogs. Not that I'm going to, but it says to me that if I start hurting people I'll get help sooner. In the words of Harry Hill (T.V. burps is on now) "That's not right, blah blah blah I've got a chest freezer in mine". I should have named this thread "What's the quack here". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimay Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Couldn't you have contacted Mind, the mental health charity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 i dont think they have them with them on an arrest as such, but when somebody gets arrested they get them seen by a psychiatrist and can section them Things would have to be pretty serious for them to bring the psychiatrist along in the first instance. A report of somebody wandering aimlessly around Meadowhall carrying a machine-gun and chewing a stick, might do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Things would have to be pretty serious for them to bring the psychiatrist along in the first instance. A report of somebody wandering aimlessly around Meadowhall carrying a machine-gun and chewing a stick, might do it. lol @ chewing a stick pants on head and pencils up nose maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 Things would have to be pretty serious for them to bring the psychiatrist along in the first instance. A report of somebody wandering aimlessly around Meadowhall carrying a machine-gun and chewing a stick, might do it. You know that might just work. Herd all them shoppers out like cattle. What was it the Milliband brothers say, "you don't shout fire in a crowded cinema". Nope you play cowboy in a crowded shopping centre with a semi-automatic instead it's much more fun. Hoooya. Digsy runs off to put on his dungarees, hill billy boots and whip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Digsy runs off to put on his dungarees, hill billy boots and whip. thats an image i really didnt want in my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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