Spot Diagnosis
Beginning of paper
Psychiatrists and Psychologists around the world are
entrusted with the minds of millions of people who are in a less
than perfect mental state. What is it exactly that we expect
from these professionals when we send our loved ones into their
offices? I am not sure what I expected from them, but ....
Middle of paper
.... her suicidal threats and strange behavior. He then told me
that she could not held involuntarily, but if she volunteered
then she could stay. Because I felt she definitely needed help,
I was forced to try to convince her to volunteer. She admitted
to the counselor that she wanted to die, and I felt this was
reason enough to detain her. I left the hospital that night only
to have my mother call me in the morning at 8:00 am to be picked
up. She had not seen, been treated by, nor diagn ....
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